Well said, Moltroub! I am pondering a new thread on this topic as I have learned quite a lot over these past 5 months about the price tags attached to our receiving health care on any level, let alone the potential magnitude an aneurysm represents.
Some of what I’ve encountered is emboldened by the insurance companies having such immediacy to their payments, but I also fully support the people who do what they can to make our lives better in a medicinal setting. A doctor or nurse should no more fear where their next meal is coming from any more than a teacher or an EMT, which is part of why I have remained so committed to a slow and steady approach to resolving more than just billing issues. My own life experiences continue to remind me that sometimes addressing the smallest of matters can have the largest of positive impact on a situation.
Also, I am glad to hear you were able to clear up an identity-related issue so promptly! I, too, received prompt services about a variety of matters by taking a day off and spending it at various departments at the hospital, but for some, it can be near impossible to revisit the hospital they were treated in. That’s one of the many components that goes into my own ponderings and musings about the phrase “health care system.” We are consumers of products and services and it is a slippery slope when the administrative side of a hospital takes away too much extra time out of the lives who consumed said products. Clearly, they have a job to do and only through communication and questions can they improve their role in whatever health care system they are a part of.
Thanks for the input!