Thanks to a couple of friendly letters from health insurance companies, I've recently learned I don't deserve to go to the doctor.
health insurance
50 million uninsured
I can’t tell you how many medical issues I’ve just flat out ignored or waited out because the idea of seeing a doctor was not in the budget.
depression
The company line: We nutty/depressed freaks often have highs and lows, after all. Clearly, we unhinged loonies could not be trusted to tell them when our meds work.
health insurance
My hospital record is thick. I actually had a nurse comment once, “Oh, you’ve been here before.” Yes, ma’am. A few times too many.
health insurance
I'd rather get a urinary infection in India or Thailand than in the US, or why this debate is about so much more than abortion.
capitalism is not your friend
Reform isn’t going to come about through capitalism and approaches rooted in the current system, because the system is broken.
crying at work
I'm hoping to tap into what I can only imagine is a seething communal rage in regard to insurance companies.
health insurance
I'd rather get a urinary infection in India or Thailand than in the US, or why this debate is about so much more than abortion.
