If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is working 24/7, guess again

Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by henrikschroder on Monday April 06, 2020 @07:42AM (#22792821)

The funny thing is that dentists are perfectly able to give you an accurate price quote, taking your insurance into consideration, and before you've committed to anything.

If they can do it, why the fuck can't doctors do the same? The system is so obviously rotten.

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Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by yks on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:20PM (#22794985)

I don’t know, maybe I don’t have luck with my dentists or my insurance but on every bill some procedures are either downgraded or outright refused to be covered based on some technicality. As usual, insurance finds a way to scam you.

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Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by neltnerb on Monday April 06, 2020 @09:07AM (#22793355)

Agreed, my neurologist can't even confidently tell me blood work absolutely required for my condition will be covered, much less the price.

It took years to find that almost every facility nearby does the tests he orders for no copay at all. But Beth-Israel doesn't see a problem with charging literally over a hundred dollars after insurance for a blood draw.

I guess a very big and very evil problem for another time, but our health care system is a house of cards.

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