It would require health maintenance organizations to offer their customers the right to pay more to use outside doctors.

He reiterated offers he'd made to get Browne examined by an outside doctor.

Kaiser is even experimenting with allowing members to use outside doctors.

If they choose to see an outside doctor, they must pay a deductible, plus 25 percent of the bill beyond that.

What need is there of an outside doctor then?

The report said that sometimes "outside doctors" are brought in to help interrogators plan their strategy of interviewing detainees.

She'd been attended by an outside doctor, reputable man, and he seemed to think her death was quite above board.

They can also go to outside doctors, if they pay more of their bills.

She said employees went to outside doctors "particularly for psychotherapy or high-ticket items like breast cancer."

Patients should be able to see outside doctors at no additional cost if their health plan does not have a doctor with "appropriate training and expertise."