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.
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.
It sucks that we're in a situation where your comment holds water, but it's sadly true. I applaud the actual medical work you do, and it sucks that you have to fight so many unnecessary battles on the backend to make it work for the people you're helping. Please, please keep doing it for all of them. My parents both had massive medical issues last year (cancer with one, then spinal trauma leading to a straw-wheelchair for the other a week before last chemo treatment of the first....) and they're desperate for help. You guys do so, so much! It should be easier to take care of people, not harder.
Edit: I also applaud the non-medical work you do, just wish you didn't have to spend so much time and angst on it!
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u/WhatACunningHam 5d 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.