https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/03/15/unless-we-future-proof-healthcare-study-shows-that-by-2025-75-of-healthcare-workers-will-leave-the-profession/?sh=6314de952bcb

  • Sharon [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I had a really bad experience at the doctor's office yesterday.

    In the 3 months between signing up for a marketplace plan and going to the first available appointment, they stopped accepting my plan (which I pay $463 each month for). I had to pay $125 out of pocket for the visit. My doctor could not proscribe my current medication without insurance authorization.

    I have to switch medication because I've been on this one too long and it will eventually cause liver damage. It's an incurable chronic autoimmune disease with bad symptoms so I need some kind of treatment. There is another medication but it has no generic and costs $27,000 per year and also has nasty side effects.

    I'm legitimately considering woo healing and just trying to live my healthiest life as an alternative to healthcare. Will the extra $500+ I save each month contribute more to my wellbeing than insurance is providing? Serious question.

    • Mother [any]
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      3 years ago

      With something like that I’d just try to leave the country honestly

    • JamesGoblin [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      incurable chronic autoimmune disease

      I bet (while being no expert in the field) that your disease is stoppable, reversable or even fully curable with a couple years or even just months of approprate diet and maybe some other lifestyle adjustments. The problem is that the average doctor is trained to sell chemistry and - even when not financially motivated - see pills and stuff as solutions to everything, at least from my experience.

      There is so many places i could "send" you to, no idea...say maybe try spending a couple hours on https://nutritionfacts.org/ using search by keywords typical for your disease!?