I had my nerve block scheduled for tommorow morning... I got a call today from the doctor's assistant, and guess what...? They fucked up and scheduled it at the wrong place, it's not covered, and I had to reschedule at the place I was originally set to go a fucking month ago!!! This was the third time it has been pushed back. Am I frusterated? Just a little.
Now it's set for a week before our trip. I'll keep my fingers crossed that everything goes well, and hope for the best.
Am I getting a sign from the gods or just going through the system? If there's one thing I learned from my training last week, it was that I am the insurance company's worst kind of client.I am a prime example of adverse selection in their ( I guess now it's our...?) world. They (we) don't make any money off of me. It's completely aleatory. In theory, I shouldn't even have insurance for my 'pre-existing' condition, but my husband's plan didn't have a choice but to let me in... A loophole they had. So even though I bitch about it, I'm damn lucky to have it.
Ahh, do I miss the Alberta Health Care system... I'm sure it's privatized by now to some degree, but the US has a health care crisis. It's a big deal.
posted by Alli @ 11:38 AM
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The Alberta government tried to introduce some privatization last month but it died before it even got to the floor. Canadians, even Albertans, have some serious issues with private health care! I get annoyed some time to hear people complain because they just don't appreciate how good they have it. When I had my miscarriage I had three ultrasounds, two doctors visits and a D&C surgery and never paid a dime. It also all happened very quickly and I felt like I got excellent care. There are problems but I think what we have is pretty amazing.
The Alberta government tried to introduce some privatization last month but it died before it even got to the floor. Canadians, even Albertans, have some serious issues with private health care! I get annoyed some time to hear people complain because they just don't appreciate how good they have it. When I had my miscarriage I had three ultrasounds, two doctors visits and a D&C surgery and never paid a dime. It also all happened very quickly and I felt like I got excellent care. There are problems but I think what we have is pretty amazing.
Hey! Why did my post go up twice? Weird.
You know, I talk to my parents and they make it sound like everything is privatized because of the evil Ralph Klien... Obviously they have their own perception. All I know is that I had no idea how lucky I was until I moved here, and found out what it was like when you didn't have insurance. A doctor visit is at least 50 bucks... For a simple MD... Medicare and Medicaid are a joke. This country is going to go bankrupt trying to reform health care, because it simply can't meet the needs of the baby boomers who are going to be retiring, and the poor, who make up a large percentage of the population.
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