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ck4829

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6. Even people who work in healthcare get snagged up in this

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:47 PM

Jul 17

My mother needed surgery done and insurance said “you needed to get this checked off”, some procedure before the surgery, one of two they tried to say, after the surgery was done. She works in X-rays in a major practice.

The insurance companies have people looking for a single i not being dotted and that is pretty much all it takes to get thousands added to your bill.

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Prior Authorization Coming to Traditional Medicare Starting in 2026 [View all] lostincalifornia Jul 17 OP

Something to keep an eye on. They're making it harder to get care...nt Wounded Bear Jul 17 #1

Outrageous. area51 Jul 17 #2

This will be a way to deny care. Irish_Dem Jul 17 #3

Let me guess. They will hire no one for this task. Use AI and nothing will be approved Raven123 Jul 17 #4

It's a demonstration project in 6 states, not all states. It was also proposed during Biden admin although they Silent Type Jul 17 #5

Well I'll just hope I'm dead by 01-01-2032 when it goes mainstream airplaneman Jul 18 #9

Even people who work in healthcare get snagged up in this ck4829 Jul 17 #6

While, at the same time, they are firing... S/V Loner Jul 17 #7

Making traditional Medicare perform like an Advantage Plan! /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 17 #8

In order to make the so-called advantage plans the norm original Medicare has to be broken. Hugin Jul 18 #10