I don’t do much in the personal “pet peeves” department on this blog. Mostly because I think I can be pretty petty about such things and don’t like to reveal how petty I can be.
But I really, really hate insurance companies.
We just had a claim denied for some blood work the Cosmic Wife had done because the diagnostic company is “out of network” even though the doctor directed her to a specific diagnostic provider. According to the insurance company it is my responsibility to tell my doctor who they are supposed to work with when they need diagnostic information.
I wonder how people who work for insurance companies are able to sleep nights. I have come to conclude that insurance companies are basically a legal protection and extortion racket.
I really, really hate them.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackCosmic: I’m sorry that you are going through this. But I am having trouble wrapping my brain around it (not unusual with my limited capacity).
Hate is a pretty strong emotion. As an LSU fan, I can tell you for sure that right now all I hate is Tennessee…SEC championship this weekend. We really, really hate Tennessee. But, they are our opponents.
You are expressing hate for an entity that you pay money to every month, and rely on to “be there for you” when you are in need. The insurance company is not supposed to be your opponent…it is supposed to be your partner, providing you medical security. It seems that you have been continually disappointed with this system. I know that you are not The Lone Ranger on this one. I hear horror stories from friends.
The system is what it is…a rip-off (we all know it)…but there are other options.
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