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Why must commenters make it adversarial? Great surgeons can't do our jobs without great nurses and support staff and equipment. And those team members can't do surgeries without us. The big companies obstructing and delaying care to profit off human suffering are the problem.
BLACK WOMEN COUNT.
Are we seriously@going back to POC counting as a fraction of a person??? Is the fraction 0/3???
This is so far beyond the limits of decency.
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Accountability matters. If this patient suffered a complication due to her surgery being interrupted, being sent home that same day, etc., the doctor has all of the liability. The insurance company has none. This can change. What are we waiting for??? xitter.cf/BillAckman/status/1887…
Yesterday, I made a critical post about @EPotterMD and her experience with United Healthcare. I took it down when my office heard from the Clare Locke firm which represents UNH which called and stated that the doctor’s claims were not true. We have used Clare Locke and think highly of the firm.
Later, the general counsel of UNH contacted our CLO and stated that Dr. Potter’s claims about being contacted during surgery and UNH denying coverage for a patient overnight post surgical stay in the hospital were false.
We have asked both the Clare Locke firm and UNH for support for their claims and I have done the same with Dr. Potter. When I get to the bottom of this issue, I will report back.
UNH complained to the @SECGov about my post. To be clear, we have no position of any kind, long, short or otherwise in UNH.
I do, however, care about cases when insurers act inappropriately in denying coverage which is why I took interest in this issue.
Human suffering is infinite
Blame, Anger, Fear, Hatred: infinite
Compassion can also be infinite
Mourn each loss. Pray for each terrified/injured/hungry/sick/kidnapped/orphaned child
Compassion for one need not diminish compassion for another
Love & peace are not betrayals 🕊️
CP, OCD, Cancer - imagine a cardiologist's office "not taking pts w these dx". Unthinkable. #EDS : "outside scope" used by every specialty. Abdominal pain: GI "doesn't see EDS pts". Orthostatic Intolerance: Cards says same.
#MedTwitter See @TheEDSociety @Dysautonomia for CME
@HHS_Health @DHSgov @PeteButtigieg @SpeakerJohnson @SouthwestAir
Safety first. Over three hours. Sick, young, elderly, infirm.
#Legislate #Regulate
@freedomcaucus give folks freedom to exit plane to eat and drink stretch legs refresh meds or just cancel
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4/ Not being able to see specialists who can really take the time to sort through the most complex cases and work collaboratively with patients on plans; Not being able to make your own choices for your own healthcare for a debilitating and life-threatening condition...
3/ But when it is the only thing left to try, or when the case is progressing in a way that makes pursuing more conservative options dangerous or untenable, this difficult-to-find surgery can be a miracle. And not being able to access it bc insurance will not cover it...
2/ in their journey. And we are more of a sign post or landmark, confirming what seems to have become inevitable. I personally have avoided this surgery for 7 yrs since being referred, and it has been recommended to me multiple times since then as well. It's no panacea...
It isn't a rare case - it is a common one. In our practice, we work hard to mitigate every possible risk factor that might prevent need for fusion of an unstable head-neck junction or upper spine. And sometimes we reach the end of that road. Sometimes we meet the patient late...
Thank you for all the support and care. Here’s her story once more, just in case. Sure hope the #HealthInsurance #CEOs ar #cigna #BCBS #UHC and others are reading. #CCI #POTS
And again, @RepKimSchrier @PattyMurray @SenatorCantwell
Wanna make a law??
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Reunited w friend from college who toured prismsj.com today!
Me: when you found out I had EDS, did it make so much sense?
Him: no, actually. I was shocked!
Me: Don't you remember me having to be carried up and down stairs a lot?
Him: that wasn't bc you were drunk?
These break my 💔 but dogs can teach us so much. A person can go through this type of transition in so many ways, too. And they might look exactly the same to us before and after. Bc we can't really see someone just by looking.
