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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you have seen breaking bad, the premise of that show is an apt description. Insurance companies here will often deny you necessary life saving medical treatment for.. reasons

Other example: a woman with a family history of breast cancer was denied a doctor recommended mammogram to check on some potentially cancerous lumps because she has... Already had too many mammograms.

Profit incentive in the healthcare industry is no bueno:|

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yea I guess I didn't quite grasp how bad it was