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But do they need it? How do you know? And don't say because the doctor said so, because doctors disagree all the time. When my grandfather was dying in his l
by terminalshort 9mo ago
But do they need it? How do you know? And don't say because the doctor said so, because doctors disagree all the time. When my grandfather was dying in his late 80s, the doctor said there was nothing he could do. So his children took him to another doctor, who said the same. And then another doctor, who agreed with the first two. But then they took him to a 4th doctor, who agreed to do open heart surgery, which didn't work, and if anything hastened his inevitable death due to the massive stress. The surgery cost something like 70 grand and they eventually got the insurance company to pay for it. But the insurance company should not have paid for it because it was a completely unnecessary waste of money. And of course there will be mistakes in the other direction because this just isn't an exact science.
- asdff 9mo agoAt that point, why cover anything at all if the doctor could always be wrong?
- terminalshort 9mo agoStupid question. If you have a better way to make decisions on insurance coverage then state it.
- asdff 9mo agoWhy is it on me to come up with a new model for healthcare? I can acknowledge shortcomings of the present system without having to come up with solutions for them.
- latency-guy2 9mo ago> Pretty predictable what happens when you deny coverage for a treatment someone needs Other poster demonstrated that you have no idea what "need" is. So you also have no idea what a "shortcoming of the present system" is either, because how the hell would you even know?
- asdff 9mo agoPeople being denied treatment they need seems like a shortcoming of the present system.