My doctor is controlled by the local medical association and the insurance companies. It’s not about the patient anymore.
“My doctor is controlled by the local medical association and the insurance companies. It’s not about the patient anymore.”
You are right on the money with this. It is the whole system from the top down.
Had a friend who needed an important preventative heart surgery. The insurance company would not cover it “yet” because it had not caused any serious issues yet. But it could have made him drop dead at any minute.
He and his doctor had to secretly make an appointment in the emergency room with false symptoms to do the surgery because then the insurance had to cover it whether they liked it or not.
Pretty sad when they force patients and doctors to be dishonest to actually practice preventative medicine and extend life.