'Want To Cry': Bill for Uninsured Hospital Stay in Italy Stuns Americans

[Quanto Magnus]

33. I hear you on the time frame

I suffered a work injury.

Herniated 3 discs in my neck and 2 partial herniations (buldging) in the lower back.

I was hurt in Nov 2007.... Because it was worker's comp and the insurer fought it every step of the way, even though their own doctors said I needed neck surgery, it took just under 2 years for me to get. That whole time, I was suffering out of my mind pain levels and causing more damage to my neck....

Back surgery took another year plus past that.

The big trick is they have this whole process through a 'front line' of people who's whole job is to deny any request. That forces everyone through an appeal process. Then, another layer of denial....

It's a very twisted system. They claim to use doctors, however that's not true. I had a chiropractors making the decisions on my neck surgery. Not to disparage chiropractors, but they should not be making decision about surgery.

Our healthcare system is broken and only benefits the insurance companies.