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moniss

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60. Several years ago during a colonoscopy

Thu Dec 5, 2024, 06:21 AM

Dec 2024

the anesthesiologist didn't keep me under for the whole procedure. (I'm not saying it was this but I'm just relaying what it is like to come to while a procedure is still taking place.) So the person doing the colonoscopy needed to snip some polyps to send for examination. That all took place with me being under enough to not be able to scream, open my eyes or move but I was conscious enough to feel every bit of it.

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won't Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients' Surgical Procedures [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2024 OP

and people will still wonder why he was shot. Not me. ZonkerHarris Dec 2024 #1

United Healthcare denied more claims than any other insurer according to a chart I just saw on DU. OMGWTF Dec 2024 #2

United denied my c section back in 2000 xmas74 Dec 2024 #49

Did you contest it? soandso Dec 2024 #54

Yes, i did. xmas74 Dec 2024 #66

What a bummer soandso Dec 2024 #86

I had a similar situation in 2007 - UH didn't want to pay for the surgeon TBF Dec 2024 #65

Happened to me. ChazInAz Dec 2024 #75

I have a friend that works there Demobrat Dec 2024 #15

Good lord - TBF Dec 2024 #31

In any murder soandso Dec 2024 #41

I suppose so - TBF Dec 2024 #64

And it turns out you're right soandso Dec 2024 #85

Ah, interesting that they lived apart - TBF Dec 2024 #90

When he was killed, yesterday soandso Dec 2024 #92

I gotta admit - it will tickle me if the shooter is a person whose claim was disavowed. 3Hotdogs Dec 2024 #29

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Literally the only surprising thing about that entire incident was that it took this long for something like it to Karasu Dec 2024 #48

I've been wondering TommyT139 Dec 2024 #53

That's what I thought - Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #84

We allow our lawmakers to allow this to be a USA reality. Passages Dec 2024 #3

I predict more healthcare CEO shootings. n/t Coventina Dec 2024 #4

I'm against both the death penalty and markodochartaigh Dec 2024 #25

It would be a monumental sign of protest. Omnipresent Dec 2024 #76

What does this mean ? The patient,... magicarpet Dec 2024 #5

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Mad magazine was great back then. enigmania Dec 2024 #23

Sure was! I looked forward to every issue. calimary Dec 2024 #40

Would that have been "another ridiculous MAD fold-in"? Prof. Toru Tanaka Dec 2024 #58

It means the anesthesiologist does their job Demobrat Dec 2024 #16

Actually, a lot of brain surgery is done w/o anesthesia soandso Dec 2024 #42

True dat. colorado_ufo Dec 2024 #82

In the 1970s my dad needed a heart valve. Estimated time of surgery: 3 to 4 hours. Actual time: 12 hours Hekate Dec 2024 #6

And if mine takes only 2 hours, they will pay me? nilram Dec 2024 #19

Excellent point! soandso Dec 2024 #43

This sounds essentially like the way original Medicare pays for hospital stays and bundled care. Silent Type Dec 2024 #7

Interesting soandso Dec 2024 #44

Believe it or not, when Medicare first started, docs and hospitals were paid whatever they charged. Medicare learned Silent Type Dec 2024 #69

That's the same that drove tuitions soandso Dec 2024 #89

Surgeons will only take easy cases that can be done quickly. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #8

Destroy insurance companies lonely bird Dec 2024 #9

Appalling. Joinfortmill Dec 2024 #10

We have a for-profit healthcare system. The only thing that matters is profits. Lonestarblue Dec 2024 #11

The US does not have a health care system. markodochartaigh Dec 2024 #24

Hey, I've got a great idea . . . NBachers Dec 2024 #13

This is as much violence as someone shooting someone on the street. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2024 #14

More. This CEO died instantly. Demobrat Dec 2024 #17

Only the beginning... orwell Dec 2024 #18

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O. M. G. !!! calimary Dec 2024 #21

I confess to enigmania Dec 2024 #22

Years ago, my wife had surgery and had been in the hospital for a few days. 70sEraVet Dec 2024 #26

A wallet-biopsy is required before services can be rendered Seinan Sensei Dec 2024 #63

There could soon be another dead health care exec. RandySF Dec 2024 #27

Universal Healthcare! Joe Nation Dec 2024 #28

WTAF????? SheltieLover Dec 2024 #30

How many here remember when Blue Cross/ Blue Shield (later "Anthem") was NON-PROFIT? I do. Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #32

Blue Shield still is. According to them. Demobrat Dec 2024 #34

Interesting. Wonder if they "spun off" as their own entity? Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #71

Depends on the state. Here in CA Demobrat Dec 2024 #72

60 minutes should do a piece on this. We the consumers have no f'in idea. Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #73

Blue Cross Blue Shield is a nonprofit federation of companies IronLionZion Dec 2024 #80

Interesting. Still Anthem in northeast and they suck. Had a big data breech in addition to crappy coverage and service. Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #88

More reason to avoid Medicare "DISadvantage". NGeorgian Dec 2024 #33

glad my plan is based in Michigan MistakenLamb Dec 2024 #35

I have Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Jeebo Dec 2024 #36

Same xmas74 Dec 2024 #47

Health insurance in the USA is a financial scam. PufPuf23 Dec 2024 #37

DURec leftstreet Dec 2024 #38

This is horrible! orion9941 Dec 2024 #39

OMG soandso Dec 2024 #45

That's frightening. xmas74 Dec 2024 #46

There's a reason that CEO was shot RainCaster Dec 2024 #50

And the worst administration in the history of the U.S. will be looking into this come Jan. 20th. C Moon Dec 2024 #51

I thought of the logical response pfitz59 Dec 2024 #52

scary and insane BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2024 #55

This is further reason to dump Advantage if you have it soandso Dec 2024 #56

Great. :/ That's who we are insured through. C Moon Dec 2024 #57

Looks like it just those three states soandso Dec 2024 #59

Several years ago during a colonoscopy moniss Dec 2024 #60

Emblematic of what's to come from corporate America with the lawless SlobFather in charge? NoMoreRepugs Dec 2024 #61

Anesthesiologists used to bill seperately from the surgery.. Historic NY Dec 2024 #62

The issue is likely a bit more complex than just evil insurance companies. Ms. Toad Dec 2024 #67

Unconscionable. Martin68 Dec 2024 #68

As someone who once woke up on the operating table, this is horrific! Pacifist Patriot Dec 2024 #70

WAKE UP! we haven't completed the surgery but your knock out time has expired. sorry. orleans Dec 2024 #74

May not be limited to just Anthem bmichaelh Dec 2024 #77

"Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror." -- Jean Rostand Passages Dec 2024 #78

Payment is the most painful part of the American healthcare system IronLionZion Dec 2024 #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 Dec 2024 #83

Like the old long-distance operator: "Please deposit Buns_of_Fire Dec 2024 #87

Wakey, wakey! Do you have your credit card handy? keithbvadu2 Dec 2024 #91

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield calls off surgery anesthesia cap keithbvadu2 Dec 2024 #93