Which the American health care system simply does not want to have happen.
>
>Reads like the dramatic circumstances Barak Obama wanted to avoid, forever
>
>Wish you all the best
>AMities
>Philippe
>
>Le 3 déc. 2016 à 21:11, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>> Because my father died from colon cancer, my doctor wanted me to get my
>> first colonoscopy before I was 50. The hospital's insurance plan had other
>> ideas, so I had to wait or pay the $4000 myself. I got my first one when I
>> was 50, and they removed a non-cancerous polyp. But because of that, plus
>> the family history, they wanted the followup at 3 years instead of 5.
>> Again, the hospital's insurance carrier had other ideas and just didn't
>> care. Fortunately, the University's insurance actually understands what
>> "preventative medicine" is about, and will cover me (which they just did).
>>
>> I also get my PSA levels checked regularly, since Dad's cancer started with
>> the prostate.
>>
>> I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that the health insurance for
>> a HOSPITAL refused to pay for preventative medicine. Also? Our prescription
>> plan sucked. Many times they refused to cover a prescription that my doctor
>> wrote simply because there was no generic equivalent.
>>
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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