A problem I encountered today with the American Healthcare System

So I am in a ton of pain and have trouble doing any exercise at all and I was referred to see an orthopedic specialist. So this morning I got up at 630 to go to an 8 am appointment and when I get there and fill out all the paperwork for 30 minutes and when im done the Nurse (that scheduled me) tells me that I cant see my orthopedic specialist and have to cancel my appointment because he has a private contract with a specific insurance and I don’t have that anymore, which the nurse that I called thought I had. So I wasted my whole morning and for nothing and now I have to set up another appointment for this other guy 30 miles away. Am I the only one that thinks this stupid healthcare system where doctors only see patients with certain types of insurance is ridiculous? To make matters worse, the guy i was supposed to see has already done a surgery on me in the past. He knows me and I cant see him because I dont pay enough for insurance now.

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Submitted November 30, 2016 at 12:04AM by Itsamepolio91 http://ift.tt/2gCyg55