Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 5, 2025

Covered CA denies accss because multiple tabs open?

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Please help! As the title says, I am having issues with signing up through Covered California. It keeps giving me an error that my access is restricted due to having multiple tabs open. I do not, and have even changed my password and deleted all browsing data to see if that would help. Any suggestions? I really do not want to wait until Monday to call their customer service, because I think that means I will have to wait a whole month for my coverage to kick in?



https://ift.tt/CWuvbkH Submitted May 31, 2025 at 10:39AM by Aelektra https://ift.tt/Xn0CfvS

Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 5, 2025

It would be more cost effective to be unemployed

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I live in Massachusetts, Masshealth is free for anyone that does not have a job basically and it covers almost everything with very little out of pocket. Min wage is 15$ I make 19$ and no longer qualify. $200 gets taken out every month for the company provided health insurance. A 10 minute phone call with my doctor about changing the dosage of my medication was $200. Blood work and colonoscopy ran me almost $2000 and insurance covered about $75. This same procedure last year was entirely free with mass health. I am honestly under the impression that if you live in mass and need extensive medical work done it makes more sense to quit your job and get mass health, get all the free medical care you can get and then go back to work.. I truly feel the US is in the worst place it has ever been. Medical bills and housing alone is a constant up hill battle.. Seems like all the money I work for goes to doctors and landlords.. I do not think I am asking for much to have a roof, food, and affordable access to healthcare. I do not see this changing in my lifetime but damn it really feels like being pushed into a corner with no way out.



https://ift.tt/QDiJsXr Submitted May 30, 2025 at 03:29AM by PossibleExamination1 https://ift.tt/fuc9r5j

How should i react?

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I (23M) work in healthcare, and I’ve recently started doing more morning shifts, which overlap with a 49-year-old female coworker. We’ve had more interactions lately, and I’ve noticed a few things that made me wonder if she might be showing a certain kind of interest in me — or maybe I’m reading too much into it. I’d like to share a few moments and hear what others think. 1. One time, we were all talking during a break about a band that had come to perform for our clients. The band was called “Hot Guys”, but it was just two average-looking 45-year-old men. During the chat, she said jokingly: “Or [my name] could just go shirtless instead.” 2. Another time, I was pushing a hospital bed and jokingly said: “I’m gonna bulldoze everything with this bed,” and she replied with a laugh: “Aww, adorable [my name] bulldozing everything!” 3. She once chose to sit right next to me on a 3-seat couch, even though the spot on the far side (next to her own computer) was free. 4. She always greets me warmly — although she greets everyone, not just me. 5. She sometimes smiles at me with a soft, friendly look. 6. Most recently, she said jokingly to another coworker in front of me: “Don’t ruin it, [my name] has just started to tolerate me.” I took that as her noticing that I’ve been talking to her more recently, possibly because we’re on the same morning shift now. She might’ve thought I didn’t like her before.

I’m honestly just trying to figure out what this behavior means. Is this friendly, maternal, flirty, or something else?

(And no, I’m not physically attracted to her at all, but that’s not the point — I just want to understand the dynamic.)

Thanks in advance.

TL;DR: 49F coworker makes mildly flirty or playful comments toward me (23M), sits close, and seems to react to my presence in a special way. I’m not into her romantically but want to understand if this is just friendly behavior or something more.



https://ift.tt/QDiJsXr Submitted May 30, 2025 at 01:12AM by patrikki555 https://ift.tt/5qdroKB

Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 5, 2025

Patient Advocate / Patient Experience as a Career

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Hi Healthcare subreddit!

I’m interested in enhancing patient outcomes by providing support and advocacy so the patient can stress less and heal more! I’ve stumbled upon these two titles as career paths. Do any of y’all have experience in this field or know steps to take in order to get started? Any assistance is greatly appreciated!!



https://ift.tt/otk9es0 Submitted May 29, 2025 at 01:26AM by Metaphorical-Trash https://ift.tt/uFsYNBi

Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 5, 2025

Rings in healthcare💍

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I'm planning to propose to my girlfriend, who works in ER and ICU as a doctor 👩‍⚕️(and the most amazing person in the world😍)

My question is - is there a special protocol you have to follow with rings?💍 How often do you wear gloves, do you have to remove your rings beforehand? 🧤 Is there anything I have to consider when choosing a ring? For example, should I choose one where the stone doesn't sticks out, and it would be OK to wear inder gloves, or I can choose whatever, because she will have to remove it anyway? Thankfull for all your answers! ❤️



https://ift.tt/crRiam2 Submitted May 27, 2025 at 05:13PM by Ready_Fisherman_9452 https://ift.tt/BdEfl7w

Thứ Ba, 27 tháng 5, 2025

Moving and won’t have insurance

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I will probably be moving out of state in July and will be losing insurance that I have through my job. I am on a lot of medications and have a few health problems that I’m actively getting treatment for.

Is Medicaid something I can apply for while out of state before moving? I have housing lined up already. I just don’t know if I will be able to get my medications and set up with a primary care provider. I’m applying for jobs already and hopefully will hear something before then but would just like to know how it would be switching over. Thank you in advance for any advice



https://ift.tt/LvwMq1X Submitted May 27, 2025 at 07:36AM by Due_Bid_4160 https://ift.tt/AcCaKdx

Chocolate. Chocolate. Just CHOCOLATE

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I almost died today. “Or did I?”

I thought it was going to be a normal morning.

The plan was simple: get a routine blood test, head to the grocery store, buy some fava beans, go home, cook, eat. That’s it. No drama. I had done blood draws before, so I didn’t think twice about it — even though this time, I had to fast.

So I walked. About a kilometer. No breakfast, no water, just moving on autopilot toward the lab. They called me in. The nurse was kind. She took four vials of blood. Everything was fine — until it wasn’t.

Suddenly, I wasn’t in the room anymore. Or I was, but I wasn’t in my body. Everything started going black. Not like darkness — more like a black plane of existence closing in, dotted with white and yellow stars, like a weird sky behind my eyelids.

I couldn’t speak properly. I wanted to — I had a chocolate bar in my pocket, and I was trying to say “chocolate” to the nurse. That’s all I could focus on. I kept repeating the word “Chocolate, chocolate….”, trying to point to my pocket, I was trying to tell her to feed it to me, I was weaker than to do it myself. My brain had collapsed down to one desperate message: chocolate.

Not please help. Not what’s happening. Just “chocolate”.

The nurse moved quickly. She gave me something sharp-smelling to jolt my system — it smelled like alcohol— . She told me to lower my head below my knees. I think I did. Then she handed me her own water bottle and her own “Chocolate” bar, out of her purse.

I took one bite — and it was like I came back to earth. Color returned to the room. My heart stopped pounding. My thoughts unfroze. The terror receded.

I sat there thinking: What the hell just happened?

45 minutes later, the place where the needle went in was still sore, but otherwise I was okay. Physically. Mentally, I felt like I had just come back from some cliff edge I hadn’t even seen coming.

It was scary in a way I didn’t expect. Not because of pain — there really wasn’t any — but because I had never felt so out of control of my own body. I had no way to think clearly, to speak, or even to feel like “me.” I wasn’t emotional or reflective in the moment. I wasn’t anything. My body just went pure survival mode, the molecules wanted to stay functional — reduce all systems, all thoughts, all needs to one word: chocolate.

That was the only negotiation my body had left: sugar = life.

I keep thinking about how small the trigger was — just fasting before a routine test. I had no idea my body would react this way. I walked there without eating, without preparing, thinking I’d be fine.

Instead, I left with shaky legs, a borrowed chocolate bar, and sweat dripping down my back.



https://ift.tt/LvwMq1X Submitted May 27, 2025 at 01:08AM by Forward_Tip_1029 https://ift.tt/sG6oKfU

Thứ Hai, 26 tháng 5, 2025

Suddenly, I want to become a doctor.

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I’m already 28 years old and have been working in HR for 8 years. Do you think it’s too late for me to become a doctor? Lately, I’ve been seriously thinking about pursuing a career as an anesthesiologist or a general surgeon.

I know people say age is just a number, but I also believe there are other important factors to consider. Would the journey be too difficult at this point?



https://ift.tt/LvwMq1X Submitted May 24, 2025 at 10:14PM by NotSoMaintenanceSOS https://ift.tt/JTQ1PBC

Need Life Advice

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Engineering vs Dentistry vs Medicine: Which one to choose?

Mid 20s career crisis,

I'm in my mid 20s currently working for one of the FAANG with around 160-200k yearly salary (depending on stocks). Just got accepted into dental school & waitlisted for med school. I would like some advice on whether I should make a complete career switch and get into healthcare. Although at first glance this seem like a dumb question as I'm already making a lot, I think medical field especially Dentistry might be a better option in the long term. I would start by listing out the cons in tech:

Cons:
- No job stability: you can be making 500k and still lose your job because of layoffs and stack ranking which basically rank you against your fellow engineers and the bottom performer gets fired at each performance cycle. Some companies (such as mine) even has mandatory firing rate, where they have to fire x% of engineers per cycle to keep the talent fresh. My manager quote on quote told me "You are expected to always improve and be better than your peers cuz thats how a fast pace company work, people are becoming more intelligent everyday and its your job to keep up". Being promoted to a manager wouldn't help neither as companies are actually looking to trim down managerial positions so even if in your late 30s or 40s you can still get fired and I personally know manager who worked at the company for 15+ years and got fired just like that. What's the point of making so much salary if you get fired the next year.

- Insane bar for Interview: Interviewing for a new job feels like taking a mini-MCAT all over again. You need to prep for LeetCode problems which are just coding brainteasers that have zero relevance to your actual job. Everyone I know who landed a top-tier job solved 300–500 problems (around 500-1000 hours of prep). Then you just have to hope the interviewer doesn’t throw you something ridiculously hard and unless you’ve already seen the question, you're probably not solving it in under an hour. If you fail even one question, regardless of having the right approach, you can get disqualified. Seniority doesn’t help in interviews so you’ll be grinding like everyone else and competing with people half of your age but whose brains are just faster than yours.

- Office politics : You can get fired over the dumbest shit ever, toxic manager can nitpick on your work and throw some bs company values at you saying you are not good enough even after you did all the dirty work. My manager quote on quote Basically you always feel like you're on thin ice and just a number. I once almost got fired because I took 1 month and half approved vacation, but then a reorg happened and the new manager was trying to fire me because they need to pick someone on the list and I had the least datapoint because I took time off during the cycle. Lot of time I honestly just wanna smack them in their dumb face and tell them how dumb and hypocrite they are.

- AI : all engineers I know are using AI to write their code, while it helps ease up the difficulty of the job, I believe in the future companies are going to hire less and less because of it.

- oncall : you don't get paid for on-call and you can get paged anytime during your oncall rotation and you are expected to answer even on weekend.

Pros:

- Not having to go back to school

- Remote job opportunity

- No overhead

- Can start my life earlier (buy house, car, getting married)

For reference my partner is a dentist who just graduated and she is working 4 days a week and still making more than my yearly salary. She has incredible wlb and can spend the weekend not having to do some stupid coding problem or worry about losing their job as their interview is more of just a vibe check.

For context the university I got accepted is in Canada where the tuition is very low for med/dent. Yearly tuition is around 15-20k for Dentistry and 10k for Med. So I could technically graduate by 30-31 with minimal debt. However, I do want to take my partner into the equation as well as it would mean delaying our plans by 5 years, and I’m unsure how that dynamic would play out in the relationship.

Dentistry

This is my 1st option because I can graduate in 5 years and make 200-300k right after school while not having to deal with none of the cons I mentionned above. It also gives me the opportunity of becoming an owner/specialist and making even more money in my late 30s & 40s (Possibly 500k - 1M).

However if I'm wrong please let me know redditors.

Medicine:

2nd option cuz at least 7 years and I heard family medicine wlb is pretty bad with all the paperwork and quota from the government. It is cheaper than dentistry and you get the "prestige" of being a real MD but I don't think money wise it's that different than a general dentist unless you specialize. But then again speciality will be another 5 years of residency and I think the opportunity cost is just not worth it at that point. Again, please let me know if i'm wrong on this.

If you made it this far, thank you for bearing through my complains and any feedback or advice would be really really appreciated!

Side Note: Both fields also allow me to incorporate which can save a ton of taxes( ~20%), something I can't do in Tech.



https://ift.tt/Z3xmIyw Submitted May 26, 2025 at 02:09AM by BigEmperorPenguin https://ift.tt/b62Lw9Y

Engineering vs Medicine vs Dentistry

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Mid 20s career crisis,

I'm in my mid 20s currently working for one of the FAANG with around 160-200k yearly salary (depending on stocks). Just got accepted into dental school & waitlisted for med school. I would like some advice on whether I should make a complete career switch and get into healthcare. Although at first glance this seem like a dumb question as I'm already making a lot, I think medical field especially Dentistry might be a better option in the long term. I would start by listing out the cons in tech:

Cons:
- No job stability: you can be making 500k and still lose your job because of layoffs and stack ranking which basically rank you against your fellow engineers and the bottom performer gets fired at each performance cycle. Some companies (such as mine) even has mandatory firing rate, where they have to fire x% of engineers per cycle to keep the talent fresh. My manager quote on quote told me "You are expected to always improve and be better than your peers cuz thats how a fast pace company work, people are becoming more intelligent everyday and its your job to keep up". Being promoted to a manager wouldn't help neither as companies are actually looking to trim down managerial positions so even if in your late 30s or 40s you can still get fired and I personally know manager who worked at the company for 15+ years and got fired just like that. What's the point of making so much salary if you get fired the next year.

- Insane bar for Interview: Interviewing for a new job feels like taking a mini-MCAT all over again. You need to prep for LeetCode problems which are just coding brainteasers that have zero relevance to your actual job. Everyone I know who landed a top-tier job solved 300–500 problems (around 500-1000 hours of prep). Then you just have to hope the interviewer doesn’t throw you something ridiculously hard and unless you’ve already seen the question, you're probably not solving it in under an hour. If you fail even one question, regardless of having the right approach, you can get disqualified. Seniority doesn’t help in interviews so you’ll be grinding like everyone else and competing with people half of your age but whose brains are just faster than yours.

- Office politics : You can get fired over the dumbest shit ever, toxic manager can nitpick on your work and throw some bs company values at you saying you are not good enough even after you did all the dirty work. My manager quote on quote Basically you always feel like you're on thin ice and just a number. I once almost got fired because I took 1 month and half approved vacation, but then a reorg happened and the new manager was trying to fire me because they need to pick someone on the list and I had the least datapoint because I took time off during the cycle. Lot of time I honestly just wanna smack them in their dumb face and tell them how dumb and hypocrite they are.

- AI : all engineers I know are using AI to write their code, while it helps ease up the difficulty of the job, I believe in the future companies are going to hire less and less because of it.

- oncall : you don't get paid for on-call and you can get paged anytime during your oncall rotation and you are expected to answer even on weekend.

Pros:

- Not having to go back to school

- Remote job opportunity

- No overhead

- Can start my life earlier (buy house, car, getting married)

For reference my partner is a dentist who just graduated and she is working 4 days a week and still making more than my yearly salary. She has incredible wlb and can spend the weekend not having to do some stupid coding problem or worry about losing their job as their interview is more of just a vibe check.

For context the university I got accepted is in Canada where the tuition is very low for med/dent. Yearly tuition is around 15-20k for Dentistry and 10k for Med. So I could technically graduate by 30-31 with minimal debt. However, I do want to take my partner into the equation as well as it would mean delaying our plans by 5 years, and I’m unsure how that dynamic would play out in the relationship.

Dentistry

This is my 1st option because I can graduate in 5 years and make 200-300k right after school while not having to deal with none of the cons I mentionned above. It also gives me the opportunity of becoming an owner/specialist and making even more money in my late 30s & 40s (Possibly 500k - 1M).

However if I'm wrong please let me know redditors.

Medicine:

2nd option cuz at least 7 years and I heard family medicine wlb is pretty bad with all the paperwork and quota from the government. It is cheaper than dentistry and you get the "prestige" of being a real MD but I don't think money wise it's that different than a general dentist unless you specialize. But then again speciality will be another 5 years of residency and I think the opportunity cost is just not worth it at that point. Again, please let me know if i'm wrong on this.

If you made it this far, thank you for bearing through my complains and any feedback or advice would be really really appreciated!

Side Note: Both fields also allow me to incorporate which can save a ton of taxes( ~20%), something I can't do in Tech.



https://ift.tt/Z3xmIyw Submitted May 26, 2025 at 02:18AM by BigEmperorPenguin https://ift.tt/vIfEu7A

Chủ Nhật, 25 tháng 5, 2025

Healthcare Career Advice Needed!

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HELP! Histotechnologist vs. Pathology Assistant vs. Radiologic Technology?

TL;DR: Can anyone in any of these positions please provide some insight on these different jobs, how much you are paid and state you live (if you are comfortable sharing) and how you think the general outlook of the industry is (are people being laid off, are you usually short staffed, etc), what the day to day is like, what your schooling/certification was like...

Long version: I was recently (February) laid off from my job in Clinical Research in the Seattle area. I have desperately been applying to jobs since I was laid off with no luck. I have tried lots of tips and tricks to try and get a job in the industry, to no avail. The more I thought about it the more I realized I don't want to live my life dependent on grant funded work especially when the funding has all but dried up with no hope of that changing in the future. The best option at this point is to change careers to a field where the service will always be needed.

My options are currently histotechnology, pathology assistant, or radiologic technology. I have a BS in Biology so doing masters level work is possible, as well as completing a 2 year AAS program. These all have varied costs/time commitments, at this point I just really need some insight from those working in these positions. I want to get the best value for my money+time and I don't want to end up in this situation again. Any experience/advice/knowledge related to these positions would be much appreciated! Thank you!

Note I was also interested in cytotechnology but there is not an accredited program in my state and I am not able to move at this time.



https://ift.tt/Z3xmIyw Submitted May 25, 2025 at 09:16AM by needcareeradvice98 https://ift.tt/BDPCthF

Thứ Bảy, 24 tháng 5, 2025

Where do I begin?

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I’m 25 and looking to get into the healthcare field! I’d love to become a radiologic technologist—or even a radiologist one day. But right now, I just need to get my foot in the door. I’m overworked and underpaid at my retail job, and I’m ready for a change. rile processing or EKG technician roles. I want to get certified within a few months so I can start working in a hospital. Once I’m financially stable, I plan to go back to school and keep moving forward. 💌



https://ift.tt/6f0XnKi Submitted May 24, 2025 at 04:18AM by yeoldepancake https://ift.tt/vr9ypai

Dentist office or insurance is scamming me

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I started going to a new dentist a couple weeks ago and they sent me a text message less than 12 hours before the appointment that I had a copay of $44. That's odd as my insurance is supposed to cover 100% of preventative care, but it's ok because I just got paid and it was a somewhat bigger paycheck than normal.

So I get there and pay the $44. After getting the X-rays done, the hygienist strongly recommends a debridement and that it would be an additional $33 out of pocket. Ok, go for it.

I get all the shit done and check out and the lady at the desk tells me I owe an additional $98. Against my better judgement I reluctantly paid it. There goes my Internet bill payment. I need a filling and it's going to cost $95. I either have to pay it all up front, or half when calling to schedule and the other half on the day of. A little scummy sounding IMO, but I get it. People don't pay. Hell, I had a few ER bills discharged in bankruptcy myself.

Fast forward to today, and I get an envelope from them in my PO Box. Oh sweet, it must be a credit on my account since I severely overpaid! Nope. It's a bill for $62.50. According to the statement, they billed insurance $295 and they only paid $54.50. Add to that the $142 I paid, and yeah it's $62.50 short.

I looked up my dental insurance again (it's Unum btw. Not sure if that's relevant), and I was right: 100% for preventative care and 50% for everything else. Why then am I being asked to pay for 69% of the services rendered? I think I may just cancel my next appointment and find somewhere else to go, because I'm terrified of how much that $95 filling is actually going to cost me.



https://ift.tt/6f0XnKi Submitted May 24, 2025 at 03:30AM by Subtle_Demise https://ift.tt/4r1sH3Y

Thứ Sáu, 23 tháng 5, 2025

Seeking Insights from U.S. Healthcare Professionals on Hospital Services Purchasing

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Hi r/healthcare community,

I’m looking to connect with healthcare professionals based in the United States who have experience or involvement in purchasing or managing food services, housekeeping, patient transport, facilities cleaning, or related support services within hospitals.

If you have insights or experience in these areas, I’d appreciate hearing your perspective. Feel free to comment below or send me a direct message if you’re open to a professional conversation.

Thanks so much for your time and expertise!



https://ift.tt/YvS0DRg Submitted May 23, 2025 at 12:48AM by brutalgrace https://ift.tt/RU64sSD

NPR News: Community groups say Louisiana is trying to stop them from monitoring air pollution

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Community groups say Louisiana is trying to stop them from monitoring air pollution
For community groups to allege violations of environmental rules, a state law says groups have to use federally-approved testing equipment, and it sets restrictions for analyzing and sharing the data.

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Thứ Năm, 22 tháng 5, 2025

NJ Health Care (Help needed)

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any healthcare and tax professionals familiar with new jersey's health insurance mandate? or are familiar with universal health fellowship's united healthshare program? need advice.

i recently bought united healthshare program's membership, under the pretense that this was an eligible insurance to avoid paying new jersey's shared responsibility payment (this was the only option as i needed by the end of the month). upon receiving my membership card, it had said that this plan did not count as insurance and was not ACA compliant.

thus, i called the company and tried to cancel my membership in order to get a full refund. upon doing this, the cancellation specialist had told me to do some more research and said that this plan would not get fined the shared responsibility payment, it was compliant with the New Jersey Health Insurance Market Preservation Act. with this information, i called getcoverednj to see if they had any other information, and unfortunately, they knew nothing about healthshares and their eligibility.

at this point, i am at a loss and have come to terms with paying New Jersey's SRP. i just need to know if this non-insurance healthshare plan really does not penalize me or if i should just return it and get my money back for the month.

Ty in advance.



https://ift.tt/PG85BnA Submitted May 22, 2025 at 12:46AM by kevin500700 https://ift.tt/9IXYFgz

Healthcare for short term stays in Europe as EU citizen?

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Hello, I'm a dual US/Danish citizen who has never lived in Europe. If I want to stay in Spain or Italy for less than 3 months and need a doctor, how does it work? Do I need certain documentation? Do I pay out of pocket? etc. Thank you



https://ift.tt/PG85BnA Submitted May 22, 2025 at 12:27AM by sleepwithmythoughts https://ift.tt/3mVbAKl

Thứ Tư, 21 tháng 5, 2025

Thứ Ba, 20 tháng 5, 2025

I found out my aunt is an antivaxxer and I don't think I can have a relationship with her anymore after working in healthcare

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I found out almost a year ago that my aunt didn't vaccinate either of her kids (1 and 3 years old). I've tried hard to just respect her opinion and let it go but I still just see red every time I think about it. None of my family has worked in healthcare and no one understands why it bothers me so much.

When I found this out, I had just gotten my phlebotomy license working in a family practice and had to draw blood from an unvaccinated 4 year old who was suspected of having pertussis. She had been crying so hard she was losing her voice and didn't even have the energy to fight her mom from holding her down. I think about that interaction a lot and it breaks my heart to think about how easily it could have been prevented.

My aunt gives these kids TONS of "immune supplements" she got online that have no nutrition label, drug facts, or ingredients on them and still seems to think that vaccines are more unregulated than whatever the hell is in those drops and gummies. They also have a perpetual wet cough but I don't know if that's from being unvaccinated or just from being kids in a daycare.

I don't want a relationship with my aunt or her family anymore. I just don't understand how someone can care so little about the health of their kids and really of everyone around them. I've already decided their kids will not interact with mine (when I have them) while they are still unvaccinated. My mom still gets upset because "they love you so much!!", but I literally just can't wrap my head around it and I'm being made out to be the bad guy in my family.

I've been pretty good about letting a lot of other things go but I'm afraid this is the hill I'm going to die on. I can't understand their decision and they my family can't understand mine because they haven't worked in healthcare or cared for unvaccinated patients. Has anyone else had to deal with anything like this before? How did you handle it? Please tell me I'm not just losing my mind.



https://ift.tt/8GyB6Yk Submitted May 20, 2025 at 11:12AM by Infamous-Duck-2157 https://ift.tt/NbJvBqL

Does this seem Excessive? Papsmear/Bacterial infection

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Hello everyone. My wife went in for an annual pap smear which is covered on our insurance. During her visit she mentioned a possible bacterial infection so the doctor said she'd do check for one. We ended up with a nearly $800 bill due to them running 18 labs at an out of office medical and pathology lab. Everywhere I've read says this is unusual. Could anyone share insight on what the possible reason is behind all the labs and possibly if I have grounds for an appeal?



https://ift.tt/8GyB6Yk Submitted May 20, 2025 at 06:00AM by Global_Sir9655 https://ift.tt/xEFmbZH

CareDx Finally Agreed to Pay Investors $20.25M Over Hiding Issues With Medicare Billings

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If you missed it, CareDx finally decided to settle and pay $20M to investors over the scandal they had in 2021, for hiding issues with Medicare billing rules. So, here’s a quick recap and some updates.

Back in 2021, CareDx promoted growing revenue from its AlloSure test. However, later it was revealed that the company had billed Medicare for tests that didn’t meet medical necessity rules and had paid illegal incentives to doctors.

After that, the company even reported it was under investigation by the DOJ, SEC, and a state regulator, causing the stock to drop by 75% (not a surprise at all, imo).

So, after all of this came out, investors filed a lawsuit against CareDx. Now, after 4 years, they finally agreed to settle and pay them for their losses.  

If you got hit by this, you can check the details and file for payment.

Anyways, anyone here invested in $CDNA when this scandal happened? How much were your losses if so?



https://ift.tt/8GyB6Yk Submitted May 20, 2025 at 03:46AM by Financial-Stick-8500 https://ift.tt/0sk2Z7D

Thứ Hai, 19 tháng 5, 2025

NPR News: Why this physicist says we shouldn't write off wormholes

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Why this physicist says we shouldn't write off wormholes
In science fiction, wormholes are hyperspace subway tubes linking one part of a galaxy directly to another, distant point. But could they actually exist? To find out, we talk to theoretical physicist Ron Gamble, who says wormholes aren't just a matter of science fiction — and they have big implications about the shape of space itself. Want to hear about more hypotheticals physicists have to confront in their work? Email us at shortwave@nprg.org — we might turn your idea into a whole episode! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Hospital bills

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We have years of bills and are drowning further. All different facilities. I never signed up for payment plan. How long paying as I can do I have before collections and does it impact credit?



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Chủ Nhật, 18 tháng 5, 2025

Private health insurance now

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I'm a student in the state of Florida looking for private health insurance. Something simple and cheap. Even short term can do.. I was just randomly told that my "family planning" partial Medicaid coverage is no longer an acceptable health insurance policy at my University (after 2 yrs). Health insurance is required to be enrolled on campus. It seems that the infirmary is no longer a "free" service for students, so now I'll b paying out of pocket for the most basic care. I do not qualify for special enrollment or full Medicaid (I've applied). I just need insurance that'll prevent me from being enrolled in my University's overpriced and expensive healthcare plan.

Please point me to legit sites and resources. Please don't reply "healthcare.gov", I've been down that route and it isn't helpful. Any advice is helpful, & also waiting until open enrollment won't do.



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Thứ Bảy, 17 tháng 5, 2025

Are you a registered dietitian?

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Hello everyone! I'm 24 years old and graduated from UCLA last summer with a degree in psychology. Throughout my life, I've harbored a strong passion for food, health, and nutrition. While I enjoy psychology, I’m not as enthusiastic about it as a career, except perhaps for becoming a marriage and family therapist in the future because I love helping people navigate difficult relationships.

However, my true passion lies in nutrition. I genuinely enjoy assisting others with their dietary choices and leading a healthy lifestyle. Although I haven't directly interacted with nutritionists or registered dietitians, I've learned a lot about the field from my nutrition professor, who is also a registered dietitian.

This year, I worked as a culinary instructor for children, but I feel like I'm not progressing in my higher education. My parents have expressed concerns about pursuing a career in nutritional science, suggesting that registered dietitians don’t earn much, especially living in Los Angeles.

I would love to hear from registered dietitians, particularly those based in California. Are you satisfied with your work? Do you feel undercompensated? What can I expect from this career? If you could go back to being 24 with the knowledge you have now, would you still choose this path? Thank you for your insights!



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healthcare workers rant

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Hello all, I work at a assisted living facility as a caregiver and I’ve seen some terrible things. For some context, I’m a sitter so basically I watch patients who are prone to fall and I accompany residents to doctors appointments. Every time I go with them to an appointment, the receptionist or doctor, or assistant is always so rude or nonchalant. They never greet me, or ask me what I’m there for. For example, I go with a resident to dialysis every other day and the workers there are so rude to their patients. They never said hi, and I recall an incident where one of them was telling a patient she wouldn’t put his chair up bc he didn’t ask nicely. Like what did she expect? She has a job bc of THEM, and she didn’t even say good morning or anything. What is happening with healthcare workers? Are they not taught proper etiquette? I have past restaurant experience and I was taught to ALWAYS greet customers. Ik it’s not any way near the same thing but it is in the sense where you need to be respectful. I’ve noticed this more with young healthcare workers and I am 20. This bothers me sm because I want to pursue a career in healthcare, and seeing these things makes me wanna pursue it more because the system needs more kindness. I am however very happy when I see nurses who love their job and are sweet and caring, you all are extremely appreciated. But I wonder why that is.



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Thứ Sáu, 16 tháng 5, 2025

Mental Health

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Lately I’ve been feeling guilty that I’m a healthy individual with minor health problems. But working in a BMT unit has been taking a toll on me. How can I change my mindset? These patients are suffering. These patients are good people. I don’t wish this upon anyone, even my enemies. How can I be grateful for my life when other people are suffering?? Honest question..



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Nursing staff ratios

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Inpatient PT here asking a question for nurses. How much do you feel your work day would improve if your staffing ratio was 3:1 instead of 4/5:1. Do you think this would improve patient experience significantly?



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NPR News: This week in science: biker safety, orange cats and a gum disease-heart rhythm link

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This week in science: biker safety, orange cats and a gum disease-heart rhythm link
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a tool to increase biker safety, the genetic secrets that make orange cats orange, and a link between gum disease and heart rhythm disorders.

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BCBS Line Level Denial Data?

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Currently, BCBS is denying our entire claim at the claim level rather than the individual line level. This is making it excruciatingly difficult to determine the denial root cause in order to rebill a corrected claim for payment.

Has anyone ever ran into this same problem? If so, were you able to get BCBS to remit at the line level? Availity is no help. Our 835 data is no help, same issue. When you call the reps, they aren’t helpful either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If this is the wrong sub for this, my apologies.



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Thứ Năm, 15 tháng 5, 2025

Texas Medical Board Complaint

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Is the doctor you’ve filed a complaint against typically (to required to be) present at the board hearing?

I’ve asked (and been granted permission) to speak at the hearing against my Dr and am just curious if he’ll be there.



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Thứ Tư, 14 tháng 5, 2025

Cannot afford a covered CA plan for next year, is it better to be uninsured?

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Hi Right now I just started a new job, the pay is pretty good, but there are no health benefits sadly. Currently I have health insurance fully paid till the end of the year as part of a severance agreement with my last employer when I was laid off at the end of last year. The cheapest covered CA plan still has a deductible of 5800/year and the monthly premium is over $400/month.

It seems better to just be uninsured at that point since I will never hit the deductible and I'm still paying a crazy amount of money. I'm right now considering just getting a new job even though I just started, the commute is unsustainable too (2hrs to get home)



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Thứ Ba, 13 tháng 5, 2025

What to do when work requirements are implemented for Medicaid?

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I'm honestly at a loss. I'm scared to death as someone with asthma that needs medication and doctors visits to keep it controlled. I do work, but due to my back I can't work full time. My store where I work only schedules me around 10 hours a week. I'm terrified I'm going to lose insurance when the work requirements come into effect. I'm looking to see what options are out there in preparation for the loss of my insurance. I only make around $500 a month so I can't afford much of anything. I tried for disability years ago, got denied. Was told by a lawyer to see a doctor for at least a year, but I honestly don't feel confident I can get anything, I'm still traumatized by going through the court system before. I honestly don't know what to do.



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Free Custom Name Badges!

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Hey everyone! My name is Zaina, I’m a medical assistant and premed student, and I recently started designing custom name badges for healthcare professionals. I just opened an Etsy shop, but before I officially launch, I’m building a portfolio, and I’d love your help!

I’m offering FREE personalized badges to the first 10 people who comment and are okay with me showcasing their badge in my portfolio.

You can fully customize: Skin tone, Scrub color, Hairstyle and hair color, Background accents (sparkles, stars, bows—whatever your vibe!)

I welcome all roles—RNs, CNAs, MDs/DOs , RTs, rad techs, social workers, ward clerks, admin staff—anyone who’s part of the healthcare team.

If you’re interested, just drop a comment with your role and I’ll DM you for details!

Thanks so much—I’m excited to create something you’ll love!



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