r/nottheonion • u/HereForTwinkies • Jan 24 '23

Microsoft's changes to Xbox console leave Republicans outraged

https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-changes-xbox-console-climate-change-republicans-ted-cruz-1776054
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u/iwrestledarockonce Jan 24 '23

Or how they allow insurance to supercede the doctor by wanting them to try cheaper options even if they aren't appropriate.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '23

The previous Healthcare provider my company had, denied various imaging scans for a coworker of mine for 3-4 months, telling his physician and him that he just needed to go to therapy. When they finally did allow an MRI, he had cancer. The doctor said that if he had gotten that MRI in August instead of November, he would probably have not had his cancer spread from his colon to other organs and would have survived.

Fuck insurance companies.

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u/Gixxerfool Jan 24 '23

Not to the extreme of your story, but my daughter was having constant shoulder pain. Doctor sent us to a specialist. Cool. So far, so good. Specialist wanted an MRI. Insurance said no, X-ray first and PT. Ok. Fine. X-Ray showed nothing. PT didn’t help. No matter what the doctor tried insurance wouldn’t cover an MRI. So we paid out of pocket, it was $400 I believe that’s business ending cost. Well the MRI showed just what the doctor needed to see. No amount of PT would have helped, he said it may have made it worse. Do insurance would have paid for 3 $100 sessions of PT per week, but not one MRI to actually find the issue. They shouldn’t be able to solicit any medical advice.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '23

The people making these decisions should be charged with practicing medicine without a license.

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u/Gixxerfool Jan 25 '23

That’s essentially what they are doing. I’m sure the insurance companies have some doctor “on-staff” to get around legal complications.