‘The in-network option is a helicopter and I live 3 miles by the road from the hospital’: Person Stands Up to Unreasonable Insurance Company By Suggesting a Bill for an Emergency Helicopter Ride

It’s difficult to imagine something more insidious, unreasonable, and unhelpful than American health insurance services. If you’re an American, I don’t need to remind you. For those of you who live anywhere else, it is so much worse than what you’re assuming. In my experience, my first response to any illness or injury is to …
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Medical Insurance Worker Gets Accused of Slacking on Claims, Decides to Upend the System

It’s not exactly an unpopular opinion to say that the medical system in the US is screwed up. Almost everyone but the uberwealthy has a horror story of themselves or somebody they know struggling for fair and affordable treatment. The main culprit in many of these tales comes in the form of insurance companies; considering …
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Medical Insurance Insists on Direct Billing for Dude’s Surgery, Gets Hit With More Expensive Bill

Getting sick or injured is a scary prospect wherever you live in the world, but in some places it’s more frightening than others. Healthcare costs money, and it’s never fun when you have to shoulder that burden yourself. In a country like the US, every other person probably has a horror story about making health …
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Sobering Thread Reveals How Insurance Companies Punish Parents Who Are Expecting Twins

We all know that the healthcare system in the United States needs a lot of work. There are so many people without coverage, and the people who do have it are constantly getting screwed over by their providers. Hidden fees, expensive and unnecessary testing, and high deductibles plague people who just want to have a …
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20 More ‘For the Better, Right?’ Memes ‘Cause They’re Absolutely Everywhere

Some memes last a couple days. Others entertain for years (we’re looking at you, Distracted Boyfriend). And then there are the memes that inexplicably hold on for weeks – somehow getting better with age. «For the Better, Right?» falls into that category. It’s actually been months since the Star Wars format was first utilized to …
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Ex-Insurance VP Unmasks The Sleaziness Of Insurance Companies During COVID-19

Wendell Potter, ex-Cigna vice president and general good Samaritan, took to Twitter to expose the sketchy practices of the American health insurance industry. Not that you needed more bad news in these trying times of the coronavirus pandemic, but this thread is extremely informative and important to share with anyone in your life who believes …
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Woman’s Heartbreaking Story Details Major Problems With Health Insurance Companies

Many of us have dealt with the «joys» of the American healthcare system firsthand, whether that be the inability to afford an astronomical bill from a trip to the emergency room, or the high costs of necessary medication.  Michelle DuBarry dealt with one of the most unimaginable horrors a person could experience – the loss …
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Ex-Cigna VP Exposes The Health Insurance Industry’s Illusion Of ‘Choice’

On Monday, former vice president Wendell Potter of the insurance company Cigna came clean on Twitter to dispel myths about health insurance in America and why politicians aren’t being totally honest about it. He explains why the concept of «choice» is incorrect and propagated by insurance insiders, Republicans, and Democrats alike.  Pretty eye-opening if you …
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