return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoA former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square252fedilinkarrow-up1982arrow-down112cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1970arrow-down1external-linkA former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.'www.businessinsider.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square252fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·10 months agoI just want to make sure one of the options you tried was a different medicine. Doctors can be pretty good about playing the insurance game sometimes
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoI love how it’s some bureaucrats job to decide what medication is best for his needs. Not OP, who had been having desired results prior to his employer switching insurance, and not his PCP, who is more closely tied to his outcomes than anyone else.
minus-squareExtraordinaryJoe@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoWe have tried other medication, which is how we found that this one actually worked.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoI had to ask. I’ve had doctors figure out how to best insurance
I just want to make sure one of the options you tried was a different medicine. Doctors can be pretty good about playing the insurance game sometimes
I love how it’s some bureaucrats job to decide what medication is best for his needs. Not OP, who had been having desired results prior to his employer switching insurance, and not his PCP, who is more closely tied to his outcomes than anyone else.
We have tried other medication, which is how we found that this one actually worked.
I had to ask. I’ve had doctors figure out how to best insurance