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peggysue2

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8. Oh God

Reply to sarah FAILIN (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 06:22 PM

Feb 2018

How horrible. And how shameful for an insurance company to cause such needless suffering, all in the name of the bottom line. For the want of a suction machine.

I remember being scorched at Blue Cross/Blue Shield for denying bills that were clearly within our coverage program and complaining to my husband about the number of hours I spent on the phone arguing the case, point by point, sending reams of documentation. Made me realize that patients without an advocate to fight for them are really at the mercy of companies that have no mercy. Only spreadsheets.

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Not Healing Fast Enough? Coverage Denied. [View all] peggysue2 Feb 2018 OP

All too common. MineralMan Feb 2018 #1

True, MM peggysue2 Feb 2018 #3

The brutal, greed driven health ins. system in the US has been appalachiablue Feb 2018 #25

They have no shame so it wouldn't work on them. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #2

Shkreli is a disgusting human being peggysue2 Feb 2018 #4

Apparently he is a small fry Egnever Feb 2018 #18

My company self insures sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #5

Oh God peggysue2 Feb 2018 #8

Early 2000's I worked for a company that fully self insured. Crash2Parties Feb 2018 #21

Used to work for a hospital Freddie Feb 2018 #27

I have a TBI, had seizures shortly after and spent over a year in ST and rehab ... uponit7771 Feb 2018 #6

Thanks for that! peggysue2 Feb 2018 #10

Thank you !! I have similar issues with working memory, focus and general weakness ... uponit7771 Feb 2018 #13

Big insurance is emboldened. They know nothing will happen to them under Trump. Vinca Feb 2018 #7

+1 Just getting ready to type this. LuckyCharms Feb 2018 #9

I think you're right peggysue2 Feb 2018 #12

Blue Cross. People here didn't want to believe my report on Blue Cross... Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #11

The true death panels are the for-profit insurance companies. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #14

The Blue Cross Blue Shield company mentioned in the OP is a not-for-profit company. WillowTree Feb 2018 #29

Oh, sharp eye. Thanks for the correction. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #30

medicare too with rehab dembotoz Feb 2018 #15

They tried to pull that on my mother a few years ago, saying no rehab after 20 days pnwmom Feb 2018 #19

That's the truly horrible part . . . peggysue2 Feb 2018 #20

Thanks for sharing this. It's hard to see how this follows the law on Essential Benefits. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #16

It doesn't but there is no one who'll enforce the law. That's the problem . elehhhhna Feb 2018 #24

This is why we need universal healthcare. HopeAgain Feb 2018 #17

To be exact, we need single payer insurance. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #23

Damn Straight! area51 Feb 2018 #31

bcbs ok also just cut rural ok hospital reimbursement rates by 30%. Yep. elehhhhna Feb 2018 #22

Americans must continue to fight for single payer, universal appalachiablue Feb 2018 #26

BCBS of Oklahoma is one of the not-for-profit Blues. WillowTree Feb 2018 #28