I have mixed feelings about this one.
On one hand, it is an obvious hit piece from the Lib Media, on the other hand, I would be concerned about having the president incapacitated by recurrent migraines.
I’m more worried about the President being incapacitated by cocaine abuse and hatred of country...
Daily Caller is supposed to be a center-right website.
That is silly
It may well be a hit piece, but it ain't from the Lib Media. It's from the "Daily Caller".
Why don’t you have some patience and let this play out? I didn’t see one name mentioned as a source. And there was no credible medical reference.
It boggles my mind that so many people remain susceptible to the demrats putting false information out via unnamed sources. This information invariably proves to be totally false or hugely exagerated.
The really sad and dangerous part of even credible medical information is how easily it can be manipulated or misinterpreted.
I got a less than steller life insurance rate a few years back because the insurance company said I had COPD, ulcerative colitus and diviticulitus.
The COPD came from a radiologist’s x-ray code. I had some chest x-rays done because I was having spells of light headedness. Turns out to have been the result of being computer bound five days a week for 10 months. COPD was never discussed or diagnosed. But the radiologist needed a code to obgtain insurance reimbursement. He used the one for COPD. I should also note that radiologists do not diagnose anthing. That is a medical doctor’s job. Moreover, COPD did not appear in my doctor’s narrative.
To correct the record I had to get another x-ray and have my doctor attest that I did not and never had COPD.
As for the ulcerative and diviticulosis issues: I have viral colitus. There are three colitus categories. Viral and ulcerative are two of them. I forget the third. My proctologist discussed all the colitus variations as well as diviticulosis with me over the years. She was very conscientious about recording everything we talked about in her notes.
Despite it being clear in her notes that I had viral colitus (the least serious), the insurance company chose to cherry pick through my doctor’s notes for words that would justify giving me a poor rate.
One of the problems is that doctors send your medical info to insurance companies—with your permission—but will not speak to insurance company reps.
At the time I was running 2 miles three times a week in 21 minutes—not too shabby for a 60-year-old.
I asked the insurance rep if a doctor had reviewed my files. She said yes and I asked for his name and address. She refused to give it to me so I asked for a supervisor. Superviser started to play the same game so I threatened to contact my state’s insurance commission. Turns out no doctor reviewed my file.
It took 2 months of investigation on my part and hours on the telephone to straighten everything out. I finally got a prime life insurance rate.
My point with this post is to alert people to the fact that you need to be very careful what gets put into your medical records.