Unfortunately, that type of a response leaves his patients subject to an examination and an opinion rendered by someone hired by an insurance company. Many people feel the doctors hired by insurance companies will not be fair. These doctors are often viewed as "hired guns" by the individuals insured and filing a claim.

The doctor you quote, Spike, is clearly stating he will not accommodate any patient with paperwork needs. I only hope he announces his policy upfront, before anyone needs paperwork completed.

I have never heard a doctor say such a thing. I am sure there are some doctors saying this. All of my specialists say they will do anything they can to help, fortunately.

A doctor that would say that to me would not be my doctor for very long.

I know in Canada, Doctors are allowed to charge the company that wants the paperwork up to a set dollar amount, after that the remains get pushed onto the client. WCB would ask you to get your doctor to sign forms, he/she'd fill them out and charge WCB. Same for the Disability, it would be charged to either Provincial or Federal (depending on which paperwork you are doing). Which seems to work. Walk in clinics do NOT offer this paperwork scheme. They can do sick notes, and WCB claims. That's it, they won't do Disability because they just don't have that repitorie with you. It works well out here, but there is still that HUGE crunch, as we are always critically short on doctors, putting more pressure for them to make appointments as quick as possible.

WC is a nightmare for docs in CA (as well as many others). Paperwork is generated in mass volumes to discourage docs and patients from requesting meds and/or procedures. My last doc decided to stop treating WC patients because it was costing him too much overhead. My current doc has a few WC patients and won't accept anymore.

Regarding SSI/SSDI, there is a major misconception from claimants and many doctors about their input into a patient's claim. Saying the patient is disabled or can't work means nothing to SS. What SS does care about is the medical documentation of the patient's functional limitations, side effects from meds, long term prognosis, etc. Claimants are approved all the time without anything more than copies of their regular medical documents. Once in a while I'll hear that a doctor's office refuses to even forward medical records and that is a real problem. Anyone applying for SSI/SSDI should really do their homework about what's needed before applying. Since RSD/CRPS is not a Listed Impairment in the SS Blue Book, and because our symptoms and severity, and how frequently we can experience changes in those things, can make it easier for some and much more difficult for others to be approved.

BTW, it's not at all uncommon for a claimant to file for SSI/SSDI thinking they'll be approved with little to no documentation and then attempt to find a doctor once they realize they need it to prove they qualify. This is of particular issue in some parts of the country where application rates are much higher than the norm.