I honestly do not understand how Americans haven’t revolted en masse against private insurance companies. I frequently hear people complaining about Medicare and Medicaid causing bloat…as if hospitals don’t have to hire entire SWAT teams of admin whose only purpose is to force insurance companies to pay up what they’ve promised. Y’all remember when Dr. Glaucomflecken straight up DIED and said that the worst part of the experience has been dealing with insurance companies after he was successfully resuscitated? How many people have stuck with toxic jobs out of fear of losing coverage? How many companies are putting their employees on erratic “part time” schedules to avoid paying for their health insurance? [And this, after we already pay into both Medicare (and, if we’re lucky, private insurance) for our entire working lives.] How many of us are one bad accident or catastrophic diagnosis away from crushing, inescapable debt? How many of us have taken care of patients who have presented late due to fear that they would get a big bill for indigestion?
Anyway, I grew up in #PNHP and @snahp. Shirlywhirl is a “healthcare is a human right” account. In my ideal world, I would treat patients based on evidence, not on insurance coverage.
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