2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Medicare for all" The first thing Sanders said after emerging from a successful hernia procedure [View all]LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)tripped over a box helping her son move into a college apartment and fractured her foot. In considerable pain, she somehow managed to drive three hours home with her swollen foot wrapped in an ace bandage. She contacted her HMO that night and was told to keep the foot elevated and that the next available appointment was in two days. She headed to urgent care instead where the foot was x-rayed snd the break was confirmed. When she finally got to the HMO two days later, she was told a boot would be necessary but it would have to be approved. The approval process took another 2 full days and then she was told she could only get the boot at a facility an hour away and it would be available in 2 more days. Meantime she was in pain and living with a broken foot that was not being properly treated. This all happened in September and the foot is still not healing properly -- no doubt as a result of all the unconscienable delays.
I wouldn't have blamed her for going postal. Being injured is bad enough. Being jerked around on top of it is more than anyone should have to put up with.