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ChazInAz

(2,853 posts)
75. Happened to me.
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 03:08 PM
Dec 2024

Apparently the IV had slipped out of my vein. I wasn't in much pain, but I felt like I needed to cut a nuclear fart. Woozily, I mentioned this to the people shoving things into me. (Got a nice view on a TV screen of a place I'd never seen before.) The comment caused some alarm, and corrective measures were taken.

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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
General sentiment about this murder (not just on DU) is leaning toward possible allegorical oracle Dec 2024 #81
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
Patient stays "under" during the surgery .. the "pain" comes afterward. Bo Zarts Dec 2024 #12
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
If anyone hasn't seen it, I recommend the movie Sicko DeeDeeNY Dec 2024 #20
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
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