Cancer stuff updates will be a little delayed, as everything is sort of up in the air scheduling wise as we deal with delayed testing results and a minor surgical complication. (I'm fine, details when I have something more concrete to say. But all this healthcare stuff is making me think about America, and how badly broken our healthcare system is on so many levels.
TY! As a fellow cancer survivor (2x. Ovarian. Super rare. Fucking sucked.) I have to say THIS. I took a healthcare course at Wharton that focused on empathy in health service provision (or lack thereof) and was running a healthcare service provider at the time. It’s such a goddamned mess. People can’t afford care for their parents once they struggle to live safely and with dignity on their own.
And my own journey? Even with the best case care and some insurance coverage I was left with $15k the first time and $10k the second out of my pocket or I DIE. WT actual F?
I lost my brilliant PCP because she decided she'd had enough of the HMO trying to micromanage her time and approach to medicine, so she quit and took a job with the state where she doesn't see patients but advocates for them.
TY! As a fellow cancer survivor (2x. Ovarian. Super rare. Fucking sucked.) I have to say THIS. I took a healthcare course at Wharton that focused on empathy in health service provision (or lack thereof) and was running a healthcare service provider at the time. It’s such a goddamned mess. People can’t afford care for their parents once they struggle to live safely and with dignity on their own.
And my own journey? Even with the best case care and some insurance coverage I was left with $15k the first time and $10k the second out of my pocket or I DIE. WT actual F?
I lost my brilliant PCP because she decided she'd had enough of the HMO trying to micromanage her time and approach to medicine, so she quit and took a job with the state where she doesn't see patients but advocates for them.