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csziggy

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25. Yes, my previous doctor had more insurance clerks than medical staff

Fri Jun 3, 2022, 10:22 AM

Jun 2022

He had a single doctor office, with a nurse practitioner and two or three nurses to assist. His office staff was two receptionists and six insurance clerks - each clerk "specialized" in different groups of insurance companies. Eventually he retired from single practice and joined an HMO, which is when I moved to a different doctor.

During the time my husband and I went to him, every time his job changed insurance companies, the clerk we had to interact with changed. The worst was when the coverage was with BC/BS of California (where the company headquarters were) and they assumed it was BC/BS of Florida (where we are). It took months to straighten that out!

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Aetna Insurance denies treatment to breast cancer patient [View all] IcyPeas Jun 2022 OP

insurance companies are a scam. Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #1

They exist to deny care, just evil questionseverything Jun 2022 #4

And taking your $$$ NCDem47 Jun 2022 #6

Agree Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #22

I have no argument with insurance companies choosing... TreasonousBastard Jun 2022 #2

I do. 15% of premium goes for processing. It doesn't give you so much as one band-aid. 3Hotdogs Jun 2022 #14

that's their business model (in which you're free to find offense) stopdiggin Jun 2022 #17

A few years ago I read a report about consumer healthcare costs. luvtheGWN Jun 2022 #18

Yes, my previous doctor had more insurance clerks than medical staff csziggy Jun 2022 #25

This. area51 Jun 2022 #27

No, Republicans don't want it. ... Dave says Jun 2022 #32

I hope this causes lots of people to change insurance companies. multigraincracker Jun 2022 #3

How many people have much choice? Silent3 Jun 2022 #5

Back in the '80s, I had a damn smorgasbord of options. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #9

I had Aetna back in the day, when I was an independent contractor. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #7

Thom Hartmann has been railing against Medicare Advantage coverage, RicROC Jun 2022 #8

+1 Spot On! Emile Jun 2022 #10

+1, uponit7771 Jun 2022 #40

My wife passed away at the end of 2020 from breast cancer MattNC2021 Jun 2022 #11

Firstly, Delphinus Jun 2022 #12

Health Care should not be for-profit Bettie Jun 2022 #13

Yup. Dave says Jun 2022 #33

I will never forget the call from my insurance company. TNNurse Jun 2022 #15

Plus they are wasting the time of the doctors lostnfound Jun 2022 #28

I play D&D with some neurologists Bettie Jun 2022 #36

For profit malaise Jun 2022 #16

As Mittens Romney said "Corporations are People my friend" - NoMoreRepugs Jun 2022 #21

Made me think of this... chwaliszewski Jun 2022 #19

Take the billions of insurance profits Maine Abu El Banat Jun 2022 #20

We don't have a health care system. barbaraann Jun 2022 #23

Perfect characterization! Dave says Jun 2022 #34

I speak from experience. n/t barbaraann Jun 2022 #35

There's your death panels. LittleGirl Jun 2022 #24

Blue Cross/ Blue Shield delayed approval for an MRI for me csziggy Jun 2022 #26

I have a pre-existing FreeState Jun 2022 #38

BC/BS and Anthem are the worst insurance companies for denial of routine tests csziggy Jun 2022 #41

John Grisham's "Rain Maker" is not fiction, but reality. DFW Jun 2022 #29

My daughter has been denied critical screening tools because they were considered experimental. Ms. Toad Jun 2022 #30

We've been lucky... DET Jun 2022 #31

K&R BootinUp Jun 2022 #37

I had breast cancer years ago. After treatment my doctor Phoenix61 Jun 2022 #39

Putting some brakes on fee for service medical care KentuckyWoman Jun 2022 #42