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CTyankee

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4. I absolutely hate going to the ER. It's crowded and noisy and there is always a triage wait.

Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:23 PM

Jan 2018

I had to take my husband there a few times and it was just terrible. I'm glad he got the help and I know it is a good thing but the experience in the ER is just awful. If possible, I want to be treated in my own home. Once I collapsed on the kitchen floor and two male next door neighbors were called by my husband and one carried me upstairs to my bed. I was so grateful.

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Can anyone believe this shit?! [View all] Ohiogal Jan 2018 OP

So I guess Anthem prefers to pay for the ambulance to travel to your house while Vinca Jan 2018 #1

oh, hell no onethatcares Jan 2018 #14

Don't worry. They'll be sued by life insurance companies for wrongful death Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #24

ACA wouldnt allow this, how is this happening? Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #2

That is my thought. There were laws enacted to stop this type of abuse by insurance cos in the ACA. Maraya1969 Jan 2018 #9

This is actually common, my group health JenniferJuniper Jan 2018 #3

This happened to me years ago gvstn Jan 2018 #7

Common but not legal under ACA but the insurance companies don't have to care (link inside) to get uponit7771 Jan 2018 #32

Yeah - It's Been That Way for Years Leith Jan 2018 #38

I absolutely hate going to the ER. It's crowded and noisy and there is always a triage wait. CTyankee Jan 2018 #4

Insurance companies have too much power. MontanaMama Jan 2018 #5

Indiana Insurance Commissioner says it's ok dalton99a Jan 2018 #6

When you call your doctor you are ALWAYS told, "If this is an emergency hang up and call 911" Maraya1969 Jan 2018 #10

Problem is, the insurance company gets to decide JenniferJuniper Jan 2018 #17

Okay Ohiogal Jan 2018 #8

This shit is common with these companies. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #11

You aren't the only one, Lucky Ohiogal Jan 2018 #12

I got a notice from Medicare to have a complete examination. kentuck Jan 2018 #13

And the RepubliCONS groused that government-run healthcare .. CousinIT Jan 2018 #15

Irony is now potentially fatal. dchill Jan 2018 #37

Our health care system ensures that all Americans have the right pecosbob Jan 2018 #16

If the E.R. doesn't admit you, more than likely you're going to pay. sarcasmo Jan 2018 #18

but, the solution to shitty health care insurance companies was to force eveyone to buy it. KG Jan 2018 #19

Insurance companies have always done this. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #20

Doctors say over and over again that if you think you're having a heart attack, you should go to the WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #21

AMEN!!!!! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #26

And sometimes women . . . Sam McGee Jan 2018 #35

Wait 'till someone dies when they should have gone to the ER GETPLANING Jan 2018 #22

Medicare for all Americans. PatrickforO Jan 2018 #23

From the article, it's illegal, and here's where to appeal an illegal insurance co's decision: pnwmom Jan 2018 #25

The first thing any insurance company does is try not to pay. Ohioboy Jan 2018 #27

Yeah, had Hillary been elected we might have a public option. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #29

That has been going on for years. years ago we had a Prudential HMO who did this. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #28

Disgusting Stardust1 Jan 2018 #30

I was told by my cardiologist to go to the ER to have a possible TIA checked, today. Frustratedlady Jan 2018 #31

Just one more humbled_opinion Jan 2018 #33

I'm and Advanced Life Support EMT . . . Sam McGee Jan 2018 #34

the idea that people need to self-diagnose Skittles Jan 2018 #40

I THINK HMOs require you get authorization for that. BC sells mainly HMOs. Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #36

One of my physician colleagues was listening to a webinar... 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #39