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Never mind that in the "old days", the nurse would just draw your blood in the doctor's office and send it to a lab. Nowadays, the insurance companies will not pay the doctor for this. So it's off to lab myself to have my blood drawn.
I should also mention that many insurance companies just switched contracts to a lab called LabCorp because the insurance companies were able to get the contract for dirt-cheap. So instead of the usual lab I used to go to, where there was, at most, a ten minute wait, now I have to go to LabCorp. Apparently, so does the rest of my state.
So what has LabCorp done with all the money from the new contracts? Hire more personal to keep up with the new stream of customers? Heavens, no! I walked into the waiting room, and couldn't even find a seat. People waiting said the wait was around two hours! I walked out. I will not get my blood tested.
What ever happened to treating people with respect? The insurance CEOs are happy because the cheaper contract makes them richer. LabCorp is happy because they just got all this new money from contracts without having to pay a dime for new hires. And what do the CEOs have to say about the masses? Fuck 'em!
Pandarinepro says:
renovatio06 says:
But if it's any consolation, I would have probably reacted the same way as you did: Fuck'em back!
Plurabella says:
You're right, our system is based on money; capitalism without compassion. Of course, most people only seem to mind when it involves them directly. The rest of the time we don't seem to notice a thing. Look at the bright side, at least you have insurance and a doctor. Thanks for posting this blog.
Chaim Zvi replies:
Every time I drive by the new million-dollar McMansion my neighbor (a nursing home owner) is building, all I can think about is the money he is sucking out of my grandmother.
Anna says:
My mother got a doctors bill today. It really was pathetic. She tries her best to pay them monthly, usually $100. This month she sent them $25 because she a bit short. This letter stated: "Thank you for your payment, but we require larger payments". It comes down to this, if she doesn't pay the full amount within 15 days, they will send it to a collection agency, and make her pay $100 every time she sees a doctor.
What makes me angry is this is a woman on fricking Medicare!
Chaim Zvi replies:
Bob Farrell (Limeyface) says:
Every time I visit the US on business, I have to insure myself to the eyeballs to get the appropriate medical cover.
What a f*cked-up world we live in....