Thứ Tư, 4 tháng 5, 2022

Blue Cross denies claim for transportation, what steps should person take?

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I am posting for an older family member.

Person (call him TED) has Blue Cross. Ted's wife had a severe medical emergency and was brought to a small local hospital in network. The doctor there ordered transportation to a larger hospital and ordered a helicopter flight. Wife passed away at second facility. Blue Cross is denying the $80,000 transportation claim.

At no point was Ted asked if it was ok to transfer nor did he sign anything. He was told this needed to be done to save her life. Ted filed an appeal, and his advocate told him the whole thing was ridiculous and they would get it fixed, but the appeal was denied. What can he possible do at this point? Is there any regulator body that he can reach out to to help put pressure on this situation? This took place in Oklahoma.



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NPR News: Even when IVF is covered by insurance, high bills, surprises and hassles abound

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Even when IVF is covered by insurance, high bills, surprises and hassles abound
Only 15 states require insurance to cover in vitro fertilization, a pricey path to parenthood. But expensive procedures and drugs can lead to unexpected bills even for the fortunate who are insured.

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NPR News: NASA is bringing rocks back from Mars, but what if those samples contain alien life?

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NASA is bringing rocks back from Mars, but what if those samples contain alien life?
NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to bring home a pristine sample of Martian rock. But given the small chance of life on the red planet, they have to grapple with safety questions.

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Anyone who believes the US health care system is actually a system has not worked in it, been a patient in it, or tried to reform it.

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Although there have been tremendous advances in medical and surgical therapies over the past century in the United States, these have occurred in the setting of a health care delivery infrastructure that is ever worsening, replete with inefficiencies, bureaucracy, inequality, profiteering, and politics.



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Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 5, 2022

Oncologists - Do you ever become numb to the loss and how do you cope?

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I work in cancer and very directly with the patients for extended periods of their life and usually to death. Some deaths don’t really bother me that much but others hit me hard. I have been becoming numb to it vs having an emotional reaction. How do you cope and feel your feelings? Do you at times feel jaded?



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