Doctor Doesn't Accept Obese Patients: What Do You Think?
The controversy stemmed from a Shrewsbury woman being denied as a new patient at a primary care physician's office in Worcester.
Debate ensued late this summer after a Shrewsbury resident was turned away from a primary care doctor's office because she was obese. The woman told WCVB that Dr. Helen Carter told her she couldn't treat her as a patient because she weighed more than 200 pounds. The doctor told WBUR last month that she decided to institute her policy primarily because a colleague had been seriously injured pulling out the exam table foot rest for a 280-pound patient. In general, the policy applies to anyone who is obese and weighs above 200 pounds, or has a BMI over 30. It is geared toward "avoiding further injuries to providers and the subsequent loss of productivity," she told the radio station. The doctor's policy is not illegal. The American Medical …
Mike
5:20 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012
If you have a problem with someone's weight, be compassionate but don't be that arrogant putz that thinks because you pay for health insurance that you are subsidizing anything. You are being subsidized yourself. I haven't met an obese person that didn't want to be thinner, hasn't tried countless times to lose weight. more ›