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18 votes
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How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public
8 votes -
Inside Florida's property insurance crisis
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Kidney failure, emergency rooms and medical debt: The unseen costs of food poisoning
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Fall on walk from bed to desk is workplace accident, German court rules
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Their baby died in the hospital. Then came the $257,000 bill.
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Most private insurers are no longer waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatment
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PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under almost all US insurance plans
16 votes -
Insurers in Washington state must cover transgender health care under new bill
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California could be the first state to allow adults to add parents to health care plans
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Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 years old implies many patients wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care
18 votes -
GoodRx? More like BadRx
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Tethered to the machine: For years, Jamarcus Crews tried to get a new kidney, but corporate healthcare stood in the way
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Insurance giant Suncorp to end coverage and finance for oil and gas industry
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The reverse birth tourists: Americans are choosing to have babies abroad to avoid the crushing maternity and childcare costs in the US
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The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crash have caused 5.4 million Americans to lose health insurance, the largest drop ever recorded
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Hospitals in the US sued to keep prices secret. They lost
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The Amish health care system
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For jobless Americans, Obamacare is still a potential lifeline
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Parliament passes Ottawa's $107 billion COVID-19 aid package
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Here come the "death panels": Obamacare didn’t lead to rationing. The mismanagement of the coronavirus will
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The history of Spain’s ‘Insured for Fire’ building signs
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California directs some health insurers to waive co-pays, deductibles for coronavirus tests
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Suckers list: How Allstate’s secret auto insurance algorithm squeezes big spenders in the US
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Healthcare rant thread
So I don't know about all of you, but I'm pretty sick of terrible healthcare in the USA. So I'm starting this thread for all of us to rant about our personal issues with healthcare. I'll be...
So I don't know about all of you, but I'm pretty sick of terrible healthcare in the USA.
So I'm starting this thread for all of us to rant about our personal issues with healthcare. I'll be writing my rant into it's own reply later (it's a bit of a long one), but I wanted to start the thread now to give others a chance to start venting.
Rules of Rant Thread:
- Don't argue a rant
- Thread is likely going to be incredibly USA-centric. USA healthcare is assumed unless stated otherwise.
- Rants should involve people no more than 2 degrees of separation from yourself. This thread is to vent about your personal experiences, not hearsay from total strangers.
In order to foster further discussion, and include those without a rant: Here are some things I personally would appreciate and expect for replies, but others might not.
- Explanation of how things would work out for you if you were in a similar situation
- Advice for dealing with any ongoing or future problems
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Twenty-two studies, across ideological differences, agree: Medicare for All saves money
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Taiwan’s single-payer success story — and its lessons for America
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The IRS sent a letter to 3.9 million people. It saved some of their lives.
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Nothing to sneeze at: $2,659 bill to pluck doll's shoe from girl's nose
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Donald Trump administration will deny visas to US immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs
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Health insurance that doesn’t cover the bills has flooded the market under Trump
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The extortion economy: How insurance companies are fueling a rise in ransomware attacks
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A cozy alliance between insurance companies and law enforcement has turned the justice system into the industry’s hired gun and left innocent customers facing prison
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Dialysis firm cancels $524,600.17 medical bill after journalists investigate
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Why a "public option" isn't enough
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The insulin racket
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Turning twenty-six is a potential death sentence for people with type 1 diabetes in America
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The hidden cost of GoFundMe health care - When patients turn to crowdfunding for medical costs, whoever has the most heartrending story wins
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US President Donald Trump signs executive order compelling disclosure of prices in health care
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A year after spinal surgery, a $94,000 bill feels like a backbreaker
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Lawyers for Noah’s Ark theme park are suing its insurance company for rain damage
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Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin
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I went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out why my medication costs $6,600 a month
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Going to work in South Africa, with a depression prescription
Good news: I'll be starting my new work in Cape Town, South Africa soon. Not so good news: I have depression, and is currently on the antidepressant Sertraline. My question would be the following:...
Good news: I'll be starting my new work in Cape Town, South Africa soon.
Not so good news: I have depression, and is currently on the antidepressant Sertraline.
My question would be the following:
How are prescriptions of the antidepressant handled in the South African health care system? Can I obtain, from either a GP or a Specialist, a sort of "long-standing" prescription, valid for (say) a few months, that will allow me to refill at pharmacies or dispensing GPs, without me having to be referred to a Specialist each time I need a refill? I understand that recurring examinations by a Specialist are likely necessary, but I don't expect those to be frequent, as my condition is fairly stable now.
Also a related question: I'm otherwise young and physically healthy, not affected by chronic conditions except depression. However, it seems that any health insurance schemes there that cover my condition would be rather expensive. Those policies typically include a broad coverage of chronic conditions, most of which I don't foresee a need. For one like myself, what suggestion would you give in terms of health insurance selection?
Many many thanks <3
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Five key things learned from reading 1,182 emergency room bills
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New study shows Medicare-For-All savings likely 2.5x previous estimates
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You snooze, you lose: Insurers make the old adage literally true – Propublica/NPR investigation into billing and privacy concerns for sleep apnea patients
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You snooze, you lose: Insurers make the old adage literally true
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Aetna ordered to pay $25.5 million after denying coverage to woman who died of cancer
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Sarah Kliff brings transparency to ER prices, one hospital bill at a time
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