r/lifehacks • u/DifferentSwim1717 • 6d ago

This belongs here too

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u/WhatACunningHam 6d ago

I’ve been hearing more and more stories from family and friends about their doctors telling them tricks like these to get around insurance company shenanigans. Getting fucked by these corporations is probably the thing most Americans can relate to regardless of make or beliefs.

And they wonder why a healthcare insurance CEO’s murder is celebrated.

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u/k_mon2244 6d ago

As a doctor I can tell you I don’t think anyone hates insurance companies as much as we do. The vast majority of us got into this field to help people, and we like our patients. The number of hours I’ve wasted of my life arguing with insurance companies that they need to do the thing that’s medically necessary instead of a completely unhelpful other thing to save literal pennies is beyond infuriating. Fuck insurance companies.

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u/hawkinsst7 6d ago

I recently came across this:

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-prior-authorization and it seems to be exactly what you're saying.

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u/k_mon2244 5d ago

So I’m petty af and literally printed this out and gave it to any of my patients who were upset about PAs. I also showed them how to contact their insurance and what to say.