Disheartening
I am remiss to say that a great majority of the medical field disgusts me. I learned last week that an acquaintance, who is only 23-years old, was medically approved for Lap Band Surgery when she did not even meet the minimum criteria. But it gets better. Not only was she approved by the “medical spa facility” for the treatment, they even falsified 6 months worth of nutrition and exercise for her in order to get the approval. But it gets better. Additionally, she participated in 1 phone consultation with a nutritionist who lives over 2 hours away prior to the procedure and has not spoken to her since. But it gets better. The 23-year old’s pre-operative psych evaluation included a “yes/no” questionnaire she was able to complete on her own and include or omit whatever information she felt necessary. Additionally, she was not made to attend any pre or post operative support groups. But it gets better. The girl currently has no clue what she is suppose to be eating, nor is she getting adequate amounts of nutrients through supplementation. She has very low energy, but has lost approximately 11lbs in a month which has motivated her to consider going to the gym to workout. But it gets better. The cost of the procedure was 100 percent covered by her insurance. She didn’t even have to pay a freakin’ co-pay! Can someone PLEASE tell me where the hell we are going wrong?!?!?
Obviously the “medical spa” pushed her paperwork through and falsified information so they could get paid through the patient’s insurance. When healthy people have to pay for preventative health care maintenance and irresponsible people don’t have to pay a dime for cosmetic procedures you know the world is screwed. Maybe you’re thinking, so what! Why should I care? Here’s my response: What you do with your life and health is ultimately your business, but when the misuse of your health and medical insurance causes MY premiums to increase, it becomes MY business. This is truly sad and sick. There needs to be a better method of accountability b/w medical practices and insurance companies and people need to take full responsibility for their own health or lack thereof! There are too many people who genuinely need procedures covered by their insurance, yet it goes unapproved, and then people come along for procedures such as this and it is cleared without blinking an eye. So disheartening. That’s my soapbox for the day. Your thoughts?????
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