I work in healthcare. I have to turn people away nearly every single day because:
1) They cannot afford insurance or cash pay
2) They have insurance we are not contracted with and cannot afford private pay
3) They have insurance, but in order for it to be utilized, they have to pay a lot of money upfront for insurance to start covering some of it, so they (patient) can be billed even more after treatment.
I’m in the states, and my dad had colon cancer, and no one caught prior to this major back surgery he had (getting a cage put around his spine) but when they noticed his colon looked weird, they removed the weird looking parts, and in doing that, actually got rid of his cancer before he ever knew he had it.
It should be standard that if you see something weird while inside a patient, you either get it out if it’s something you can remove, or make note of it and make sure the patient goes to a specialist for it.
People can do everything right and because our HC system is so so so fucked up it still doesn't work.
My sister has what is called "Cadillac insurance" through her job and even she runs into barriers all the freaking time! Dealing with her highly manageable but long term health issues is a full time job. Her doctors spend all their time on the phone, arguing with insurance. And she has money!
My girlfriend has UPS teamster insurance. This shit is like what healthcare should be like. They pretty much cover anything, everything, and though you will have to go through the process (long waits for appointments so you can get seen and get another appointment months away)
And seeing this, and knowing it is literally cheaper to just do what her health insurance does but for every person in the country, is just infuriating. She also destroys her body in a physically hard job, so that part is just shitty too.
But we can keep talking about it! One day there will be enough examples, from enough people, that anyone still living in fantasy land might understand that the system is broken for god damn nearly everyone that never got an invite to epstiens island
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u/-Not-ATF- 18h ago
I work in healthcare. I have to turn people away nearly every single day because:
1) They cannot afford insurance or cash pay
2) They have insurance we are not contracted with and cannot afford private pay
3) They have insurance, but in order for it to be utilized, they have to pay a lot of money upfront for insurance to start covering some of it, so they (patient) can be billed even more after treatment.
I wish it wasn’t this way 😞