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The entire US healthcare system is taking advantage of you. Here's how
When we talk about bad healthcare, we’re normally talking about one of two things: price or quality. But Sarah Kliff, writing for Vox, identifies a third way the American health care system exploits and mistreats patients: by taking advantage of...
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I did - I had done it three months earlier. I knew it would require his office putting together a justification for the scan and sending that to my insurance company. That usually took a few days or a week. Then the insurance company would need to pre-approve the scan. That usually took a week or so - and another few days before I received a letter notifying me of the decision. Only then could I schedule the procedure.
But for my doctor, getting an MRI was simple - he just had to ask me to do it.""
My primary doctor's office gets the pre-approval, makes the appointment for the MRI and notifies me, usually within 3 or 4 business days. This guy needs a more patient-focused doctor.
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