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nolabear

(41,915 posts)
7. As a mental health provider I have seen some things, let me tell you.
Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:32 PM
Mar 2016

We get our diagnoses and treatment choices challenged all the time by evaluators who have never laid eyes on the patient. Countless unpaid hours are spent trying to carefully dot every i, cross every t and predict what the next claim will be that denies insurance for treatment and recommends a drug or some cheaper, far less effective treatment instead. If ever you think we make too much money, you can cut most of our pay by at least a third as we fight insurance companies on our patients' behalf.

If they were simply administrators who made sure the books balanced, Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #1
They have known the insurance system would not work since 1992 Baobab Mar 2016 #24
IMO, yes. ret5hd Mar 2016 #2
Not in and of itself. Buzz cook Mar 2016 #3
but they had the regulation before they joined the WTO. Baobab Mar 2016 #25
YES! Peace Patriot Mar 2016 #4
Yes, if they are "for profit" insurers. Vinca Mar 2016 #5
Unfortunately, most people don't select not-for-profits and a number of cooperatives went belly up Hoyt Mar 2016 #8
collecting money for years and then dumping them with huge bills when they get sick. Baobab Mar 2016 #27
Clearly, yes. MgtPA Mar 2016 #6
As a mental health provider I have seen some things, let me tell you. nolabear Mar 2016 #7
I hate having to deal with my insurance company TeddyR Mar 2016 #9
I've a sibling subject to migraine; chapdrum Mar 2016 #16
Sure TeddyR Mar 2016 #21
That's a really good point. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #20
That's how they make their money, by denying payment. arcane1 Mar 2016 #26
uh, YES! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #10
Is gambling immoral? Downwinder Mar 2016 #11
Betting that we'll get sick chapdrum Mar 2016 #14
Yes, the health industry is completely wrong and immoral... TheProgressive Mar 2016 #12
Yes because they only exist to deny healthcare and actually provide none of it Dragonfli Mar 2016 #13
Health insurance companies add no value WyLoochka Mar 2016 #15
Medicare billing is handled by private cos, often owned by insurers. There is no Medicare billing Yo_Mama Mar 2016 #22
That sucks WyLoochka Mar 2016 #29
Damn I hated hearing from a right wing nurse that Blue Cross administers Medicare in Texas Jim Beard Mar 2016 #31
Non-profit health insurers are doing a service and are not immoral. pnwmom Mar 2016 #17
Health insurance is just a systemically bad idea, really. DirkGently Mar 2016 #18
I wonder how a cooperative would work? Jim Beard Mar 2016 #32
Absolutely. At least the participation of profiteers. Doctor_J Mar 2016 #19
So what does everyone propose as an alternative TeddyR Mar 2016 #23
It has become so, yes. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #28
Well yes, but they are not alone. Rex Mar 2016 #30
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