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A tree trying to be a stone

And then I spent most of today dealing with the fact that I arrived at my doctor's office to discover that our health insurance provider had canceled our coverage slightly more than two weeks ago. That would be the day

spatch brought them a whole sheaf of proof of residence and income, which we had already established to the state's apparent satisfaction when we enrolled in our current plan at the start of the year, but which all of a sudden we were being asked to prove all over again or risk being kicked off as cheats and shirkers. That would also be the day on which I paid our monthly health insurance bill as I had carefully made sure I was supposed to, given the abrupt uncertainty about our eligibility, which I was assured was no longer an issue. So I gave them the money. And they lost our proof of eligibility—misfiled, fed to the dog, I couldn't tell you—and canceled our coverage. Which it would have been nice to know, oh, let's say about two weeks ago. So not only did I not get to see my doctor this afternoon because I can't afford to pay out of pocket for anything in this country, there are now several appointments behind me which no one said jack about my insurance not covering at the time. I spent my evening recompiling the sheaf of residence and income and then finding somewhere from which to fax it after business hours, which turned out to be the Staples in Fresh Pond. Tomorrow I get to call MassHealth and make sure they actually received it and I did not just throw even more money away for nothing. For evil to triumph, according to the popular reception of Edmund Burke, good just has to stand around doing nothing, right? It is equally evil to build systems that, if not actively interfered with, will get people killed.

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oh LORD, what a nightmare. I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this!

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this!

Thank you! Harry, it sucks.

How are your lead levels?

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Oh, holy crap, no. ;_; That's horrendous. I hope you can get it sorted.

Awful! I pray to the gods of bureaucracy for a swift and positive resolution.

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That's horrendous. I hope you can get it sorted.

Thank you. It was somewhat stunning.

Ugh, that is horrible. I hope the situation can be rectified quickly.

Ugh, that is horrible. I hope the situation can be rectified quickly.

Thank you. I figure step one is to check on the fax and step two is to be very angry in an office with paperwork.

I'm so sorry about the f*ckery, Sonya, and I hope it gets settled quickly in y'all's favor.

I'm so sorry about the f*ckery, Sonya, and I hope it gets settled quickly in y'all's favor.

Thank you. Socialized medicine can't come soon enough.

Ugh, that sucks. I'm sorry the MassHealth bureaucracy is being terrible.

'm sorry the MassHealth bureaucracy is being terrible.

Thank you. We need a better system, and in the meantime we need to survive this one.

Wow, that fucking sucks. If they take your money, you'd THINK they would be obliged to keep covering you.

If they take your money, you'd THINK they would be obliged to keep covering you.

You would think!

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kore - 2018-06-08 21:19 (UTC) - Expand

Ugh, that's awful! Dammit. Sending all hopes for this to be resolved swiftly and comprehensively.

Sending all hopes for this to be resolved swiftly and comprehensively.

Thank you. I have no compunctions about yelling.

What a horrible situation. I hope it can all be resolved. (And I hope they refunded the money you paid them, if they cancelled your coverage! Surely anything else would be fraud...)

What a horrible situation. I hope it can all be resolved.

Thank you. I'm trying.

(And I hope they refunded the money you paid them, if they cancelled your coverage! Surely anything else would be fraud...)

I did think this was one of the principles of capitalism!

To be honest, I would rather they kept the money and reinstated our coverage and reimbursed everything between cancellation and now, but if I have to lean on the fact that I feel very ripped off, I will, because I do.

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Argh, is really all I can say. !!! I hope the documentation gets it cleared up asap for you!

Argh, is really all I can say. !!!

A completely reasonable reaction!

I hope the documentation gets it cleared up asap for you!

Thank you!

Another vote for hang on, if they take your money and don't deliver the goods, isn't there a law about that?.

Quite apart from the perpetual amazement that anyone thinks this is a good way to run a health service!

Another vote for hang on, if they take your money and don't deliver the goods, isn't there a law about that?.

Thank you.

Quite apart from the perpetual amazement that anyone thinks this is a good way to run a health service!

It's a terrible way to run a health service! There's no reason for it except inertia and greed! It's worsened in my lifetime! You should not monetize people's right not to be constantly ill and dying.

Yes: it infuriates me that when you're poor, you have to spend 100 or 200 percent more time--or more--than a rich person would as an administrative flunky for a system that's quite literally criminally careless and badly run. They have cost you money, time, and danger to your health. And you are given no recourse but frantic record-keeping and extra phone calls.

I'm very sorry.

They have cost you money, time, and danger to your health. And you are given no recourse but frantic record-keeping and extra phone calls.

I am very clearly supposed to go away and die and decrease the surplus population. I do not enjoy being told that.

I'm very sorry.

Thank you.

:( That's terrible and sucky. I'm so sorry.
Which frickin' Health Insurance Provider do you HAVE?

That's terrible and sucky. I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

Which frickin' Health Insurance Provider do you HAVE?

Partially subsidized MassHealth. I don't think we can afford our monthly payments and still cover rent and bills and food, but the state of Massachusetts thinks so, and at least we don't have very high co-pays or prescription costs. There are in fact some medications I need to function which I could not even remotely afford without this insurance. I just wish I did not need to pay for any of it, because it's one of the things crushing us, and I am never not going to need medication or access to doctors. It is very difficult not to feel right that this is a hard social Darwinist sign from the universe that I am not meant to be alive.

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That is fuckery on a monumental scale. I hope you can get it all solved quickly.

That is fuckery on a monumental scale. I hope you can get it all solved quickly.

Thank you.

Ugh. Urk. Arg.

Holding you in the Light as you navigate this awfulness.

Holding you in the Light as you navigate this awfulness.

Thank you.

So sorry to hear that. All the best.

So sorry to hear that. All the best.

It is very much appreciated.

Argh. I am so sorry that you are having to deal with this. Why do people who run bureaucracies keep insisting on viewing Kafka as their model?

Argh. I am so sorry that you are having to deal with this.

Thank you.

Why do people who run bureaucracies keep insisting on viewing Kafka as their model?

They can stop any time!

I hope today brings resolution. Or an inheritance. Either.

I hope today brings resolution. Or an inheritance. Either.

Thank you. I'd settle for both. [edit] The verdict at the end of today was, "Call back Monday."

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Ugh! I am a patreon supporter, and didn't have an account here, but created one just to express support and outrage.

I hope you can get this sorted out quickly and correctly in your favor.

Ugh! I am a patreon supporter, and didn't have an account here, but created one just to express support and outrage.

I appreciate it! Pleased to meet you in person, as it were.

I hope you can get this sorted out quickly and correctly in your favor.

Thank you.

Ugh, that's terrible!

Ugh, that's terrible!

It's not fun!

Vey is mir. Please take a good solid ball of twine with you while you navigate the ensuing paperwork labyrinth.

Sending you strength.

Vey is mir. Please take a good solid ball of twine with you while you navigate the ensuing paperwork labyrinth.

Thank you. I will. I'll tie it somewhere out here.

Sending you strength.

Very much appreciated.

Holy shit. Wishing you well and a swift resolution. *big hugs*

Holy shit. Wishing you well and a swift resolution.

Thank you.

*hugs*

I owe you an e-mail! This week disappeared into bureaucratic chaos and migraine!

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