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orion9941

(258 posts)
39. This is horrible!
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 10:58 PM
Dec 4

As a teenager I had a car accident that shattered my pelvis and crushed my ribs.
I was in surgery for 16 hours. God bless the surgeons, nurses, and everyone else.
But if this was in place at my worst when I needed grace the most, my parents would have been bankrupt!

and people will still wonder why he was shot. Not me. ZonkerHarris Dec 4 #1
United Healthcare denied more claims than any other insurer according to a chart I just saw on DU. OMGWTF Dec 4 #2
United denied my c section back in 2000 xmas74 Thursday #49
Did you contest it? soandso Thursday #54
Yes, i did. xmas74 Thursday #66
What a bummer soandso Thursday #86
I had a similar situation in 2007 - UH didn't want to pay for the surgeon TBF Thursday #65
Happened to me. ChazInAz Thursday #75
I have a friend that works there Demobrat Dec 4 #15
Good lord - TBF Dec 4 #31
In any murder soandso Thursday #41
I suppose so - TBF Thursday #64
And it turns out you're right soandso Thursday #85
Ah, interesting that they lived apart - TBF Thursday #90
When he was killed, yesterday soandso Thursday #92
I gotta admit - it will tickle me if the shooter is a person whose claim was disavowed. 3Hotdogs Dec 4 #29
General sentiment about this murder (not just on DU) is leaning toward possible allegorical oracle Thursday #81
Literally the only surprising thing about that entire incident was that it took this long for something like it to Karasu Thursday #48
I've been wondering TommyT139 Thursday #53
That's what I thought - Nigrum Cattus Thursday #84
We allow our lawmakers to allow this to be a USA reality. Passages Dec 4 #3
I predict more healthcare CEO shootings. n/t Coventina Dec 4 #4
I'm against both the death penalty and markodochartaigh Dec 4 #25
It would be a monumental sign of protest. Omnipresent Thursday #76
What does this mean ? The patient,... magicarpet Dec 4 #5
Patient stays "under" during the surgery .. the "pain" comes afterward. Bo Zarts Dec 4 #12
Mad magazine was great back then. enigmania Dec 4 #23
Sure was! I looked forward to every issue. calimary Thursday #40
Would that have been "another ridiculous MAD fold-in"? Prof. Toru Tanaka Thursday #58
It means the anesthesiologist does their job Demobrat Dec 4 #16
Actually, a lot of brain surgery is done w/o anesthesia soandso Thursday #42
True dat. colorado_ufo Thursday #82
In the 1970s my dad needed a heart valve. Estimated time of surgery: 3 to 4 hours. Actual time: 12 hours Hekate Dec 4 #6
And if mine takes only 2 hours, they will pay me? nilram Dec 4 #19
Excellent point! soandso Thursday #43
This sounds essentially like the way original Medicare pays for hospital stays and bundled care. Silent Type Dec 4 #7
Interesting soandso Thursday #44
Believe it or not, when Medicare first started, docs and hospitals were paid whatever they charged. Medicare learned Silent Type Thursday #69
That's the same that drove tuitions soandso Thursday #89
Surgeons will only take easy cases that can be done quickly. Irish_Dem Dec 4 #8
Destroy insurance companies lonely bird Dec 4 #9
Appalling. Joinfortmill Dec 4 #10
We have a for-profit healthcare system. The only thing that matters is profits. Lonestarblue Dec 4 #11
The US does not have a health care system. markodochartaigh Dec 4 #24
Hey, I've got a great idea . . . NBachers Dec 4 #13
This is as much violence as someone shooting someone on the street. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 4 #14
More. This CEO died instantly. Demobrat Dec 4 #17
Only the beginning... orwell Dec 4 #18
If anyone hasn't seen it, I recommend the movie Sicko DeeDeeNY Dec 4 #20
O. M. G. !!! calimary Dec 4 #21
I confess to enigmania Dec 4 #22
Years ago, my wife had surgery and had been in the hospital for a few days. 70sEraVet Dec 4 #26
A wallet-biopsy is required before services can be rendered Seinan Sensei Thursday #63
There could soon be another dead health care exec. RandySF Dec 4 #27
Universal Healthcare! Joe Nation Dec 4 #28
WTAF????? SheltieLover Dec 4 #30
How many here remember when Blue Cross/ Blue Shield (later "Anthem") was NON-PROFIT? I do. Evolve Dammit Dec 4 #32
Blue Shield still is. According to them. Demobrat Dec 4 #34
Interesting. Wonder if they "spun off" as their own entity? Evolve Dammit Thursday #71
Depends on the state. Here in CA Demobrat Thursday #72
60 minutes should do a piece on this. We the consumers have no f'in idea. Evolve Dammit Thursday #73
Blue Cross Blue Shield is a nonprofit federation of companies IronLionZion Thursday #80
Interesting. Still Anthem in northeast and they suck. Had a big data breech in addition to crappy coverage and service. Evolve Dammit Thursday #88
More reason to avoid Medicare "DISadvantage". NGeorgian Dec 4 #33
glad my plan is based in Michigan MistakenLamb Dec 4 #35
I have Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Jeebo Dec 4 #36
Same xmas74 Thursday #47
Health insurance in the USA is a financial scam. PufPuf23 Dec 4 #37
DURec leftstreet Dec 4 #38
This is horrible! orion9941 Dec 4 #39
OMG soandso Thursday #45
That's frightening. xmas74 Thursday #46
There's a reason that CEO was shot RainCaster Thursday #50
And the worst administration in the history of the U.S. will be looking into this come Jan. 20th. C Moon Thursday #51
I thought of the logical response pfitz59 Thursday #52
scary and insane BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #55
This is further reason to dump Advantage if you have it soandso Thursday #56
Great. :/ That's who we are insured through. C Moon Thursday #57
Looks like it just those three states soandso Thursday #59
Several years ago during a colonoscopy moniss Thursday #60
Emblematic of what's to come from corporate America with the lawless SlobFather in charge? NoMoreRepugs Thursday #61
Anesthesiologists used to bill seperately from the surgery.. Historic NY Thursday #62
The issue is likely a bit more complex than just evil insurance companies. Ms. Toad Thursday #67
Unconscionable. Martin68 Thursday #68
As someone who once woke up on the operating table, this is horrific! Pacifist Patriot Thursday #70
WAKE UP! we haven't completed the surgery but your knock out time has expired. sorry. orleans Thursday #74
May not be limited to just Anthem bmichaelh Thursday #77
"Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror." -- Jean Rostand Passages Thursday #78
Payment is the most painful part of the American healthcare system IronLionZion Thursday #79
So say you wake up and there's an hour to go on the abdominal surgery. Do they give you a bullet to bite on? Vinca Thursday #83
Like the old long-distance operator: "Please deposit Buns_of_Fire Thursday #87
Wakey, wakey! Do you have your credit card handy? keithbvadu2 Thursday #91
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield calls off surgery anesthesia cap keithbvadu2 Thursday #93
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