I fell off my ebike and broke my collarbone. In the immense pain and fear I was in I went to emergency clinic that forwarded me to an ER. I received no care at this ER and only sat in a bed for 4 hours before they discharged me. I’ve been refreshing my claims page for my government subsidized insurance for abt a month waiting for the other foot to drop. I have to pay $620 dollars in copays I don’t have. How is the American healthcare system so broken? Also why would any doctor recommend going to an ER? I will also loose my benefits if my premium rates rise since Trump and Congress want to give tax breaks to the ultra wealthy. I knew the system would come for me eventually, there is no escape.
Most docs these days aren’t fixing broken bones, straight to the ER. When I broke my first bone, 9th bd, 1980, doc had the services available to get me in a cast on the spot.
Don’t know if it’s a liability thing, or hyper-specialization, but I wouldn’t expect a general practitioner to do more than read the X-ray and say, “Off you go.”
Some good news though! Been sent to the ER 3 times worried about my heart. No, I have zero heart issues despite smoking for 20 years and drinking for 30, but I’m kinda noid about it. Last time I was at my GP, they gave me an EKG and a reading right in the office!
American medicine: 5 steps forward, 4 steps back, don’t be unlucky.
It’s all about luck and if you were born into wealth imo
Stop that. Yes, luck and heredity are the #1 factors in wealth and success. Stop using those factors as excuses.