I feel better about my choices after reading this. I only have Medicare Part A so the injury wasn't covered. The whole system is appalling....proving I could pay for care before getting it, endless delays and billing procedures they had to go through even though the result was I would get bills and they get paid months later. In the OS office, the majority of the staff was billing, and they didn't even generate the bills! The cost of things has spun out of control because the issue doesn't seem to be what things cost but what will the insurance company cover.
I do not sympathize with this author, not at all. This is his shoulder he's talking about. Don't whine about whether "it's covered". If he knows he needs the MRI, he should take the financial hit and get it done. And maybe go to one of those franchise gyms and pay for a highly qualified personal trainer....there are some that are much cheaper than what the insurance company pays for and they're more focused on the individual.
This article is really a testimony to current thinking. Whine about the system but go along with it.
Unfortunately his insurance won’t let him pay for it.
..I went out for a walk while my leashed dog went for a run
Been there!