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This just feeds into my disillusionment with science and technology. What is the point of having developed these incredible things to then not go and use them. I just have to spell it out now. What. The. Fuck. You know I was born into a modern age but looks like im going to die in the dark ages.
I’m not clear on the issue, in this case, with science and technology. Seems to me to be a problem with societies not caring for all their people.
In capitalism, EVERYTHING only exists for profit. If there isn't money to be drained, it's tossed to the landfill
"I mean technically any medical service is not truly medically necessary, right? You could just die*"
*Funeral services are not covered under your current plan.
That doesn't seem like a smart response to one of you getting assassinated.
Could be a punishment in the vein of "one of you defied, so you'll all be punished." Y'know, l everaging a person's individual fear of being the "cause" for things getting worse to prevent them from attempting to make any changes. It's a classic crackdown in authoritarian areas.
Edit: not to say that's what's happening, but that is a methodology.
I thought this was an Onion headline
The grift has always been greater than the "service".
You can make a perfectly serviceable peg leg with an old broom handle. Ask your insurance company for a free how-to brochure!
And then throw out your back or fall and break a hip because of the unnatural motion required to walk with said broomstick.
Burn it all to the ground
Denied: Can't you just lie there like a broken Crash Test Dummy until you stop being a burden?
You do get the sense your continued existence is a problem for them.
They dont give a fuck about you as long as you're not affecting their profits.
Someone needs to play super Mario bros again.
Lemmy Netizens Consider Offing Another Healthcare CEO, Questioning Their Industry Necessity - Fediverse News Network
^*not^ ^an^ ^actual^ ^news^ ^network.^ ^Yet.^
At an old job of mine, a co-worker with a congential heart condition told me that he had to provide papers to his insurance company to prove he needed heart medication. Then the company constantly pesters him to go back to the doctor to ask if his condition has improved.
It is congential... he was born with it. He CAN'T get rid of it. Even if medical technology advanced to the point where he could have it cured, they would still spend years delaying for it to be done because they need to know if it is medically necessary.
Wow. This means that now, someone can say that medical bills literally cost them an arm & a leg.
Insurance companies push obvious lies to intentionally defraud the public. That's their entire business model. That's why your doctor had to fight through dozens of automatic rejections sent by the insurance company, they fully intend to lie in order to avoid making payments they agreed too when signing you up for insurance. A just society would be putting these people in federal prisons.
For idiots who would like the UK to adopt American system instead:
"NHS covers the cost of prosthetic limbs for those who need them. In the UK, there are around 55,000 to 60,000 patients who require prosthetic limbs due to amputation or congenital limb deficiencies, and NHS England allocates about £60 million annually for these services."
If you read the article though, it appears as though a more basic prosthetic would be covered, but the one with electronics to provide greatly enhanced stability will not be.
I’m in no way siding with the insurance company, but they’re not flat out refusing to cover the prosthetic.