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I just heard from my eye doctor's office. One (?) of the eye drops I will need to take isn't covered by my insurance. So they are sending me coupons (she should have handed them to me Monday, but didn't think I'd need them). When I get them, I should call the company to activate them (this may be three calls, one for each medication). Then I take them to the pharmacy and tell them that the 12/31 expiration date doesn't natter, because they company hasn't gotten around to printing new coupons, and they can call the pharmacy to confirm that.
This reminds me of @siderea's post about the hidden cost, to patients, doctors, and everyone else involved, of all sorts of pointless medical paperwork. I also know some of the insurance paperwork is meant to delay things so they can hold onto the money longer, and maybe the person will get better on their own, or change insurance and then this company won't have to pay for whatever it is, or die while waiting for treatment.
Single-payer would be fairer, it would produce better health outcomes, and it would free up enormous amounts of time that people could use doing actual useful work, or playing, or even sleeping.
I just heard from my eye doctor's office. One (?) of the eye drops I will need to take isn't covered by my insurance. So they are sending me coupons (she should have handed them to me Monday, but didn't think I'd need them). When I get them, I should call the company to activate them (this may be three calls, one for each medication). Then I take them to the pharmacy and tell them that the 12/31 expiration date doesn't natter, because they company hasn't gotten around to printing new coupons, and they can call the pharmacy to confirm that.
This reminds me of @siderea's post about the hidden cost, to patients, doctors, and everyone else involved, of all sorts of pointless medical paperwork. I also know some of the insurance paperwork is meant to delay things so they can hold onto the money longer, and maybe the person will get better on their own, or change insurance and then this company won't have to pay for whatever it is, or die while waiting for treatment.
Single-payer would be fairer, it would produce better health outcomes, and it would free up enormous amounts of time that people could use doing actual useful work, or playing, or even sleeping.
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