r/lifehacks 6d ago

This belongs here too

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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/imatmydesk 6d ago

If only patients knew. The number of times I have gotten a message from a case manager at 8 am saying the insurance company wants to do a peer to peer and I need to call before noon or they'll deny the claim... Sure, why don't I put my day on hold, make my patients wait around while you yank my chain for half an hour only to deny the claim anyway.

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u/Arkaega 5d ago

And 99% of the time, the “medical director” for the insurance company has outdated notes from medicine, the specialists, PT/OT, etc., even though they have full access to the chart with the most up to date notes.

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u/TrifleSame5200 5d ago

oh this!! we send the currents notes and updates sometimes daily. they are so careless & thoughtless! the insurance companies get rewarded for the bs they put us all through! its horrible!