7/27/2024

Posted on 07/27/2024 by chick
  • As I mentioned earlier this month, I had another eye doctor appointment. I hate those appointments. It’s a long drive for very little purpose. There’s nothing the doctor can do for me except tell me my condition’s “better,” “the same,” or “worse.” When they take pictures of my eye, they use colors to show the degree of splitting. Cool colors are good. Warm colors are bad, with red being very bad. But there is a color worse than red: white. My left eye has had a big white splotch in the middle of it for a while. At Thursday’s appointment, the white splotch was slightly smaller, so that’s an improvement. My right eye was stable, and actually tested 20/20, which was good. But, the doctor did nothing for me except renew my prescription, so what really was the point of being there? To some extent it’s just a money-making scheme for the doctor. If I hadn’t already exceeded my giant deductible for the year, the appointment would be pricey. Even with the deductible covered, I still have to pay 20%. Healthcare in America sucks.
  • Speaking of healthcare suckage, that hospital bill (the one for my knee) has gone to collections. I spoke to the collections people. They work for the hospital and are trying to collect on the hospital’s behalf (i.e., they did not purchase the debt). So, there’s no negotiating with them either. I explained to them why that bill was a scam, and they said, “We have nothing but your word for that.” Okay. So now I’m mentally sending a bit “Fuck you!” to the collections guys, too. I’m not going to pay that predatory bill. I mean, not only was I not informed that I’d be charged a premium for having my scheduled, non-emergency visit at the doctor’s “other location,” but the bill is higher than any other medical bill I’ve ever gotten, excepting surgery. It’s more than an emergency room visit. It’s more than an MRI. How dare they charge me thousands of dollars just for being in the building! As a person who prides herself on always paying her bills, it’s irking me not to pay, but damn it, they crossed a line.
  • Oh, and a couple of days ago I received a notice from a second collections agency that’s trying to collect on the same bill, also on behalf of the hospital. So one wasn’t enough, and now it’s a free-for-all? Geez. What the hell is this country coming to?
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