the 2024 trivial, boring drivel thread

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Did anyone see the headline that stated some insurance companies won't pay for your anesthesia if the procedure goes over the allotted time?

Nope. I imagine they wouldn’t turn the stuff off but instead stick the patient with some hefty bill. Insurance sucks. We have the most expensive PPO plan offered by my husband’s company but in California at least, more and more Drs. are refusing to accept insurance altogether. The amounts the insurers are willing to reimburse them has just made it absurd. Plus we don’t have any GPs or Family Physicians left; they’re all moving into specialties.

My daughter had knee surgery and I’m sure the Dr (facility) overcharged and the insurer under reimbursed. The charge was around $44k and insurance paid them around $9k (we’d already met the deductible and stuff so if we paid anything it was maybe $400? That’s a huge disparity. 

Trying to feel sympathy for the United Healthcare exec shot. Read this morning that the shell casings appeared to be inscribed with “deny” and “delay”. The guy didn’t deserve to die but the healthcare system is definitely broken.