New healthcare thread...
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It makes sense. Most of the countries on the lower end are single-payer systems, i.e., public health care. In the US you've got dozens of insurance companies, all with different forms and rules. The office staff of doctors have to be trained on how to handle claims against multiple insurance companies and that training isn't free.
I've been having a recurrence of lower back pain--I have a history of disc issues, and there are few things as demoralizing as chronic lower back pain. I called my ortho. He'd gotten new xrays a month earlier, so he told me he'd put in orders for an MRI at the local imaging center so we could get a better look.
Within TWO HOURS, I got a call from my health insurance (Anthem BCBS). They let me know that the center where I usually get imaging done charges ~$3500 for an MRI; however, the hospital only charges $800. Would I like them to arrange for me to have the MRI at the hospital? They called the hospital, gave them all the insurance information, and then put me on the call to arrange scheduling.
On one level, I really didn't care--I've maxed out on my out of pocket, so I'm not paying anything regardless of location--but I have to wonder if healthcare costs would be as out of control had the insurance companies started doing this sort of thing decades ago. Anyway, I'm getting the MRI done at the hospital, in part because the other imaging location is next door to a Krispy Kreme and that NEVER ends well.
Within TWO HOURS, I got a call from my health insurance (Anthem BCBS). They let me know that the center where I usually get imaging done charges ~$3500 for an MRI; however, the hospital only charges $800. Would I like them to arrange for me to have the MRI at the hospital? They called the hospital, gave them all the insurance information, and then put me on the call to arrange scheduling.
On one level, I really didn't care--I've maxed out on my out of pocket, so I'm not paying anything regardless of location--but I have to wonder if healthcare costs would be as out of control had the insurance companies started doing this sort of thing decades ago. Anyway, I'm getting the MRI done at the hospital, in part because the other imaging location is next door to a Krispy Kreme and that NEVER ends well.
Delay, Deny, Defend. They're telling you they're going to kill you and your family and friends for money. I wonder why anyone would be offended?
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This is so dang sad it's funny. We're trashing our country's economy and healthcare in the capitalist belief that paying middle men, swimming in byzantine healthcare plans/rules, and letting profiteers deny our healthcare while paying triple the amount most civilized countries pay is somehow better than building a single payer medicine system.
I mean, I believe there's middle ground, but yeah, it's truly sad how much we waste on health care in the US
Good luck with your back. I had my bottom three bones fused in 2010, which turned out very well.
We have an imaging center in Warner Robins that is next door to a Krispy Kreme. I went to the imaging center, but managed to escape without gaining weight.
There's a caveat here. Establish your PSA baseline first. If you have occult prostate cancer, you may as well be feeding it Miracle-Gro by adding testosterone. I know of one fatality caused by supplementation...
You should absolutely have your blood tested regularly if on TRT. I have my blood drawn twice a year where we look at PSA levels, Hematocrit (# of red blood cells), Creatinine levels and kidney function. Luckily mine have stayed on the good side. Maybe because I've dialed my dosage down to the minimum needed to feel better. My doctor started me way too high and I dialed down from there.
I do take 25 mg DHEA per day, a precursor of a precursor. To counteract BPH, I also take 150 mg of DIM (dimethylmethane) and also counteract prostate cancer. My PSA is 2.37. At one point, it was over 6...
Sixty-two percent of Americans say it’s the federal government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a survey from Gallup found.
The figure is the highest it’s been in more than a decade. It slipped to its low of 42 percent in 2013, during the difficult rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as ObamaCare.
It was at its highest in 2006, when 69 percent of Americans believed health care should be covered by the government.
Just out of curiosity, have you had any side effects using DIM? I’ve been looking at it because it’s supposed to help break plateaus in the gym and provide a natural energy boost. Pre-workouts are a no-no for people with heart conditions.
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Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
That campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, Aaron Siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds.
Mr. Siri has also filed a petition seeking to pause the distribution of 13 other vaccines; challenged, and in some cases quashed, Covid vaccine mandates around the country; sued federal agencies for the disclosure of records related to vaccine approvals; and subjected prominent vaccine scientists to grueling videotaped depositions.
Much of Mr. Siri’s work — including the polio petition filed in 2022 — has been on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network, a nonprofit whose founder is a close ally of Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Siri also represented Mr. Kennedy during his presidential campaign.
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
That campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, Aaron Siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds.
Mr. Siri has also filed a petition seeking to pause the distribution of 13 other vaccines; challenged, and in some cases quashed, Covid vaccine mandates around the country; sued federal agencies for the disclosure of records related to vaccine approvals; and subjected prominent vaccine scientists to grueling videotaped depositions.
Much of Mr. Siri’s work — including the polio petition filed in 2022 — has been on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network, a nonprofit whose founder is a close ally of Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Siri also represented Mr. Kennedy during his presidential campaign.
Growing up in the 40s and 50s, we lived every summer in terror of it. Activities with kids in groups were greatly curtailed and all public pools were closed...
I can see why people would be concerned about the COVID vaccines. New and we were in a phase where the data was and is still developing.
But polio vaccine has been available for 70 years. It works well and the agents themselves have been improved, and it clearly has very low incidence of serious side effects. The notion of making it unavailable is a moral and ethical crime against humanity.
As for the admin costs in medicine, I can tell you that our local hospital has a goodly number of empty suits that do little to add anything to medical care, while we struggle with inadequate beds and an ER without enough capacity. But the new ortho wing makes bank and was the priority for the past few years.
But polio vaccine has been available for 70 years. It works well and the agents themselves have been improved, and it clearly has very low incidence of serious side effects. The notion of making it unavailable is a moral and ethical crime against humanity.
As for the admin costs in medicine, I can tell you that our local hospital has a goodly number of empty suits that do little to add anything to medical care, while we struggle with inadequate beds and an ER without enough capacity. But the new ortho wing makes bank and was the priority for the past few years.
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