After seeing Dr. Lajoie, the lab their offices used to process the blood work billed me independently of Dr. Lajoie's office, in the amount of $1,486.10. ...for blood work. Nothing else. Just that. Blood work. And Dr. Lajoie's staff feels that's reasonable. His billing department shrugged it off. Argued that "things aren't free," and "it was in the paperwork you signed that you'd be billed separately for lab work."

Funny how auto mechanics can't fix your car and then charge you what they want afterwards. They have to quote you the cost first, or else the dishonest ones would take advantage. The doctors, though? No. Gouging is the standard practice. Deception is the norm. And the industry stone walls any moral challenge, claiming that we're all just cheap and don't understand the value of care.

$1,500 for blood work. Read it again: $1,500 for blood work. I understand the value of a lab tech putting a vial in a centrifuge and pressing "go." And it's not $1,500. A charge no one mentioned until I was sent the bill, by the way. A charge I won't be paying. A doctor I won't go back to. And in fact...

I had to be coerced into going to see this doctor by family and friends. I'm that kind of guy. I don't like doctors, hospitals, or any of it. Why? Because they are crooks who estimate their own self-worth in billions; engaged in an incessant act of self-justification. And having been billed $1500 to find out my vitamin D levels were low, and that I should pick up $8 worth of supplements from the local Kroger, I will never, ever set foot in a doctors office or hospital in this country again. In the event of emergency, I will not call 911. I will not save myself. I will get sicker and sicker and waste away and die instead, because put perfectly simply: I can't afford live. Not at these rates.

Primum non nocere.

Submitted March 19, 2015

After seeing Dr. Lajoie, the lab their offices used to process the blood work billed me independently of Dr. Lajoie's office, in the amount of $1,486.10. ...for blood work. Nothing else. Just that. Blood work. And Dr. Lajoie's staff feels that's reasonable. His billing department shrugged it off. Argued that "things aren't free," and "it was in the paperwork you signed that you'd be billed separately for lab work."

Funny how auto mechanics can't fix your car and then charge you what they want afterwards. They have to quote you the cost first, or else the dishonest ones would take advantage. The doctors, though? No. Gouging is the standard practice. Deception is the norm. And the industry stone walls any moral challenge, claiming that we're all just cheap and don't understand the value of care.

$1,500 for blood work. Read it again: $1,500 for blood work. I understand the value of a lab tech putting a vial in a centrifuge and pressing "go." And it's not $1,500. A charge no one mentioned until I was sent the bill, by the way. A charge I won't be paying. A doctor I won't go back to. And in fact...

I had to be coerced into going to see this doctor by family and friends. I'm that kind of guy. I don't like doctors, hospitals, or any of it. Why? Because they are crooks who estimate their own self-worth in billions; engaged in an incessant act of self-justification. And having been billed $1500 to find out my vitamin D levels were low, and that I should pick up $8 worth of supplements from the local Kroger, I will never, ever set foot in a doctors office or hospital in this country again. In the event of emergency, I will not call 911. I will not save myself. I will get sicker and sicker and waste away and die instead, because put perfectly simply: I can't afford live. Not at these rates.

Primum non nocere.

Submitted March 19, 2015

Dr. Lajoie is a good physican but many times his staff is rude or doesn't know what is going on. Most times you do have yo wait, but a wait of over an hour is poor planning. I have been a patient for over 2 years and have yet to have a complete physical.

Submitted Jan. 16, 2015

Dr Lajoie is a very good doctor. You may have to wait a little longer to see him. Once he is in the room with you, you understand why you had to wait. He spends time with his patients. Answers their questions, makes sure they udnerstand what is going on with their health. He provides alternative solutions. He listenes to what his patients have to say. I would recomend him.

Submitted Jan. 17, 2012

At times I had to wait a little longer than I expected but when you are with Dr. Lajoie he takes his time, answers all your questions, and you do not feel rushed at all. He is extremely helpful and I would recommend him to any of my family members.

Submitted Aug. 5, 2011

Dr. LaJoie is a first class doctor - he is up on every medical topic and answers all questions and really cares about his patients. Would recommend him as a great family doctor!

Submitted April 20, 2007

If you have 80 questions to ask, he will take every minute to explain and put it into a language that a layperson will understand. This detracts only from his punctuality as he spends much time with his patients. He works in nearly every aspect of family medicine, including female issues.

Submitted March 11, 2007