LVSteve
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For reasons that are unimportant, I recently changed health insurer and need to find a new primary care physician (PCP). My old PCP retired and the new regime at that practice does not take the new insurance. With typical good timing, a small health issue has appeared in the middle of this process.
What a goat rope.
The amount of contradictory information is driving me nuts. The insurer has a list of doctors, PA-Cs, and NPs showing that they are in network and accepting new patients. Having called multiple offices, I am rapidly reaching the conclusion that this list is at best, out of date, or at worst a work of unadulterated fiction. Even more funny, I called an office my wife had visited and they say they do take our insurance, but that specialist is nowhere in the insurance company's list.

Oh, and because my little issue requires somebody classed as a specialist, I need a referral. Did I mention I don't have a PCP right now? So, I have to go to a quick care and pay the medical cartel another co-pay just so I can go see a specialist when I already know who I need to see. Isn't that special?
Just to add to my cup of fun, I had to deal the insurer's helpdesk to get my online registration to work. The problem? I'm reasonably computer security savvy, so I don't allow cross-scripting between websites. This is advice often given by IT professionals. So why are the digital dunces out there writing pages involving registration, personal info and passwords with cross-scripting in about nine dimensions and several alternative universes?

I suppose I have all this to come once again should I make it to Medicare age.

What a goat rope.



Oh, and because my little issue requires somebody classed as a specialist, I need a referral. Did I mention I don't have a PCP right now? So, I have to go to a quick care and pay the medical cartel another co-pay just so I can go see a specialist when I already know who I need to see. Isn't that special?

Just to add to my cup of fun, I had to deal the insurer's helpdesk to get my online registration to work. The problem? I'm reasonably computer security savvy, so I don't allow cross-scripting between websites. This is advice often given by IT professionals. So why are the digital dunces out there writing pages involving registration, personal info and passwords with cross-scripting in about nine dimensions and several alternative universes?



I suppose I have all this to come once again should I make it to Medicare age.