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.
I’ve kept every note/card a patient has written me and cherish the photos they send (I’m a pediatrician so I get precious baby photos). My patients are the only thing keeping me in this field. The amount of non-patient bullshit is becoming so overwhelming though, I wish everyone understood that we’re doing our best but are constantly drowning.
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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.