Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented
by PuppyTailWags on Friday March 17, 2023 @02:46PM
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No. I was literally charged full price just for consulting with my family doctor about my weight. The doctor at the time referred me to a nutritionist; the nutritionist coverage was further denied because I had no qualifying health conditions. There was another option for weight loss medication, not the kind that affects hormones but makes the stomach feel full. These were also denied because I was just fat, not diabetic, heart problem, etc.
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Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented
by dangwhy on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:05PM
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yea you might be one of those 'overweight but metabolically healthy' people. Despite the common misconception, you can infact live a healthy life even you are overweight if you are metabolically healthy ( ie. no insulin resistance)
Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented
by deathanatos on Friday March 17, 2023 @05:03PM
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Perhaps they are, perhaps they aren't. But it seems to me that the way to figure out whether they are or are not is by taking the very reasonable step that they took: a visit to their GP (and including following the doctor's referral to a nutritionist).
Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented
by zdragnar on Friday March 17, 2023 @06:34PM
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Metabolic health is not the only type of issue overweight people face.
I suspect the real issue is that there are no universally proven ways to reduce weight that have high success rates of adherence - for example, this is why CPAP and insurance is really tricky... too many people wear them for a bit then stop using them, wasting thousands of dollars (between the sleep study and the equipment itself).