10-20-2015, 09:30 AM
(10-20-2015, 04:50 AM)JustWinBaby Wrote: As if anyone who wanted healthcare was actually denied it...
It only happens every day. Personally, I usually see at least one patient a week who can't afford their healthcare.
Recently, I saw one patient for abdominal pain. She had a chronic history of something which she couldn't remember and wanted a refill of a medication she couldn't remember, either. Her friend was with her and complained the patient couldn't see her gastroenterologist because of Obamacare. She had United Healthcare HMO and believed because it was Obamacare because it was an HMO. HMOs require prior authorization from the insurance company and a referral from her PCP to see a specialist like a gastroenterologist. Doesn't have anything to do with Obamacare. This type of ignorance is typical people who believe people aren't denied healthcare every, single day.
More recently I was on the phone arguing with an insurance company about prior authorization for an abdominal CT scan. "Why do you need it?" So I can rule out an abdominal aneurysm because if it ruptures the patient has a 50% chance of dying on the spot. He is too fat for an ultrasound. "Have you tried an US?" No, he...is...too...fat. "Have you tried?" NO! He's too fat! If the US is normal I can't trust the results because, for the third time, he's obese and I'll just order the CT which means I'll be ordering two tests instead of just one! Turns out it was renal cell carcinoma which a AA US would have completely missed. Keep defending big business.
