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Vinca

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46. Ask Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton and a host of other mostly male, GOP officials who are now overlords of the uterus.

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 10:27 AM

Dec 15

I also read that insurance companies are using AI to determine whether something is medically necessary and it's wrong about 90% of the time.

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Outrageous reason UnitedHealthcare halted critical surgery... and LAUGHED while mocking suicidal patient [View all] vanessa_ca Dec 14 OP

Medicare would have denied $40k balloon dilation procedure too. It's a 15 minutes procedure Silent Type Dec 14 #1

She tried that. MrsCoffee Dec 14 #2

She tried that and it was painful. So let's spend $35k more because it's uncomfortable for a few minutes. Silent Type Dec 14 #4

I'm sorry but this is peripherally personal. JMCKUSICK Dec 14 #8

My life from the time I was about 12 moniss Dec 15 #53

You are a walking, talking example of insidious discrimination JMCKUSICK Dec 15 #54

Thank you. I can remember moniss Dec 15 #55

Are you fucking kidding me?! Arazi Dec 14 #15

Nope, not one of those because they aren't of questionable clinical value and government plans Silent Type Dec 14 #24

You. Are. Not. A. Medical. Expert. Arazi Dec 15 #26

Well, then, you won't like MFA because any government plan is likely going to do Silent Type Dec 15 #30

She was suicidal and needed medical care Arazi Dec 15 #39

Your lack of empathy is noted. choie Dec 15 #27

Empathy yes. Spending considerably more without looking to see if Medicare/caid guidelines Silent Type Dec 15 #32

You are not in a position to judge someone's pain tolerance Keepthesoulalive Dec 15 #35

I think I'll stick with the judgement of the attending physician.... paleotn Dec 14 #3

You mean the ones who order millions of quack treatments and tests a year to pad their bank account. Silent Type Dec 14 #5

Ah yes. ALL physicians are crooks. Is that what you're saying? paleotn Dec 14 #9

And I told you I'm not. I do work with doctors, and yes many cheat. Shouldn't be surprising Silent Type Dec 14 #11

So answer my question, do people have to die just so we ensure no grifting? paleotn Dec 14 #12

Got citations of people dying because of denials? There are plenty of cases where docs Silent Type Dec 14 #14

Hard to believe I'm having to defend this..... paleotn Dec 14 #17

Looked at Buzzfeed link, Silent Type Dec 14 #20

Words wasted on the wrong people. paleotn Dec 15 #40

Do you have a connection to the for-profit private health insurance industry? (no, not being a customer) Celerity Dec 15 #45

Bullshit choie Dec 15 #28

I work with many doctors Horse with no Name Dec 15 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 14 #16

I agree with your assessment. choie Dec 15 #29

Medicare would have paid the negotiated rate, not denied the care. Ms. Toad Dec 14 #23

American Academy of Otolarngology differs with your perception of need. Silent Type Dec 15 #50

I'm astounded you're continuing this Arazi Dec 15 #52

First - this has nothing to do with my perception of need. It was her doctor who made that assessment - the doctor Ms. Toad Dec 15 #56

So much effort to explain UHC, amazing. Passages Dec 15 #41

So much criminality is exposed in McNaughton's case. vanessa_ca Dec 15 #47

Absolutely. Passages Dec 15 #48

I just noticed your signature line. I love you lol. eom vanessa_ca Dec 15 #49

This is so painful to read that it leaves me with one question JMCKUSICK Dec 14 #6

As long as healthcare is a profit motivated "industry", the answer is to your question is yes. paleotn Dec 14 #10

Every component of our so-called health system takes a big cut. Heck, UHG donated significantly more to Dems Silent Type Dec 14 #13

As usual JMCKUSICK Dec 14 #18

Once again government failed us. While a big friggin deal, ACA is based totally upon private insurers. Why? Silent Type Dec 14 #22

Because Dems don't fight, they negotiate...with our lives JMCKUSICK Dec 15 #33

That's what I'm saying, Congress has failed us. Silent Type Dec 15 #51

"a million medical victim march on Washington" vanessa_ca Dec 15 #25

I'm sorry I can't hear you. I'm... lame54 Dec 14 #7

I hope she eventually got the surgery Meowmee Dec 14 #19

I wish they would showcase these stories Skittles Dec 14 #21

The Daily Mail? sheshe2 Dec 15 #31

Yes. I have better sources from independent outlets like ProPublica, however vanessa_ca Dec 15 #36

You don't need three OPs. sheshe2 Dec 15 #37

Because I am familiar with those three stories vanessa_ca Dec 15 #38

Since when were doctors not the authority on "medically necessary"? ColinC Dec 15 #34

Since when? Ask a woman who needs an abortion and can't get one. Autumn Dec 15 #42

Yeah, I have an old high school acquaintance, an MD who treats the LGBTQ community primarily Nittersing Dec 15 #43

Ask Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton and a host of other mostly male, GOP officials who are now overlords of the uterus. Vinca Dec 15 #46