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RE: Pay It Forward Post: Our friend @sflaherty here could use some help with his dad's health issues/bills. It is a real struggle.
I don’t know much about the VA (other than they are a nightmare and everything wrong with this country) and I have not personally had to go thought a personal medial bill looking for these. But I know here in America insurance companies, and government programs NEVER EVER pay full price—so why should you.
If they have not already go thought the medial bills and question anything that looks odd.
Pay close attention to: pill amounts, item counts, how long something was in use, “consulting fees.”
- They might have had to “open” a back of 5 pills but you only used one; while, they gave out the other 4 to others and charged everyone for the full 5 pills.
- They might have miscounted something and hey you are now paying extra for this or that such as an splinter when you dint even use one.
- They can easily write down the wrong times or leave something running when I should been turned off. Hey people make mistakes. But, they don’t want get in trouble for it so they just say “oh yes that was in use for 10 hours,” when, it should only be billed for 5 hours.
- Consulting fees got be the biggest scam they can easily ask you something like “do you smoke,” and want $50 or more from just asking.
I couldn't agree with you more. That is a huge factor in my dad's issues right now. He has crappy insurance and a Veteran of the Vietnam war so he is doing the Veteran's Hospital thing and they literally barely seem to take care of this situation. Its been ongoing for a couple years and keep bumping him back for surgery, he tells us to assure us it is just due to not time for surgery but its clearly about money and he is too proud to admit it to anyone. I agree though, these health systems are not working and need serious work done on them. Maybe even blockchain style healthcare would be a step forward. Thank you for the support and wise words
Blockchain style of healthcare would be illegal because of things like HIPAA. It’s crazy the laws and regulations trying to “protect” someone’s information when it comes to healthcare. While I think it’s very important. When has the government ever gone above and beyond like this for our own “good.” I think it’s just a smoke screen so people can’t easily network and true competition between companies.
I agree, that HIPAA law is a factor. More or less I was thinking maybe tokens for health insurance where its still the same but people invest in their healthcare via blockchain investing. Its a long shot though, way the government is, I highly doubt they would easily give up control on systems they like to manipulate on citizens. In the end though its hard, I remember my grandmother, sweet gentle soul....worked her whole life but at the end she got lung cancer and literally lost everything through her battle to survive it. She lost her home, had to get a rent while she was in treatment and then the insurance dried up on here to continue the treatments. So virtually they robbed her of the little quality of life she had left just trying to battle the cancer, that is just immoral and wrong to do to people that spend their whole lives defending the system that does this to them in the end. I believe my dad will make it through this, its a bit unnerving how bad their finances are getting dragged down with this on him but I am also here trying to work hard and giving them what I can spare, just sometimes too much on a person and glad I told Barry a little more deeply about what is going on, he kind of made me realize its okay to ask for help but normally I am the type to try to never unless I just know its out of my league to handle like this one is. I really appreciate the help and support through this, and the wise words on healthcare, view this area the same way...needs to be changed
Thanks again for all the support here and in general my man @enjar
Just wish I could do more. But that’s why this community is more like a family we got bunch of people!