The conservatives' way-things-ought-to-be:

Woman's face disfigured by her male partner burning her. Health ins co rejects her claim for plastic surgery of her scars.

Same health ins co approves man's claim for Viagra.

#conservatives #Republicans #healthinsurance

Healthcare

In the USA’s capitalist form of government, health insurers are of course in the business of maximizing profits and minimizing healthcare payouts. They might encourage their policyholders to seek some types of medical care that will cost them money, but presumably with the idea that such care will reduce their cost of future care for more serious conditions that might be avoided by earlier interventions. Well, a few years ago Medicare Advantage was created in the USA as a private alternative to traditional Medicare for those over 65 years old. It includes incentives for patients such as lower out-of-pocket costs. So I opted into it. But the real “advantage” is presumably for insurers to maximize their profits by paying less to physicians and hospitals for medical services. That is a disadvantage for doctors, and also disadvantageous for hospital administrators who are primarily in the business of making profits. Recently, a local physicians group decided to quit accepting new patients with Medicare Advantage. That has not affected me, but I took note of it. What has affected me is that I have been trying unsuccessfully for the last two weeks to make an annual appointment with a medical specialist for monitoring one of my health conditions. I have made three phone calls to that specialist’s office and have not received a call back. Maybe they are just busy. But I wonder if this is because I am a Medicare Advantage patient. Maybe I am a “persona non grata?” So I wonder if I should switch to traditional Medicare. #Health #Healthcare #Medicare #HealthInsurance #Insurance #Medicine

He went to the ER in Taiwan, then his ‘Horrors of Socialized Medicine’ post went viral

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/mans-horrors-of-socialized-medicine-post-went-viral-ex1/

Hospital Billing Department Determined To Keep Battling Patient Long After Cancer Has Given Up

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thehardtimes.net/culture/hospital-billing-department-determined-to-keep-battling-patient-long-after-cancer-has-given-up/