Insurance Rant

Schedule dentist appt. CHECK

Schedule counseling, Nope she won't call me back

Get script filled, Nope since I'm not seeing counselor they will not give me meds.

Hmmmm, no offense to all you doctors out there, but OMG. Every time I call ANY doctor I have to schedule 2-3 appointments to get any issue resolved. They won't do anything the first appointment (and they charge you more for that appointment because you are new). Today I'll see my dentist who will no doubt, find a cavity. He will clean my teeth and make my gums hurt and then schedule another appointment to fill the cavity. Why can't they do it today? They'll tell me some bs lie, but really it's so they can charge my insurance for another appointment. 

Last year, I specifically said, my insurance runs out April 30, they schedule me April 28. I told them on the phone, I need everything done that day. They do a cleaning and tell me to schedule another appointment to get my cavity filled. When I inform them I only have to April 30, they let me know they accept cash. Wow! How nice of them! So that cavity will no doubt, require a second appointment.

Just like my doctors will only give me a 3 month script so they can see me and "review" how I'm doing. I understand this for certain meds with scary side effects, but birth control? Really? If it's that dangerous why prescribe it? 

I go to the doctor no less than once per month. I have various doctors for different things. My general doctor I have absolutely no use for. When I see her, she just refers me to a specialist, but she has to collect her office visit money too. Without her referral, I can't see the doctor I actually need to see. So to see the second doctor, I will pay double (2 co-pays).

I pay all this money for insurance each month, then have to pay co-pays to talk to the doctor or co-pays for medication. How about co-pays for labs? Yep, pay those too. I know there are people worse off than I am. I'm not terminally ill, just chronic medical problems that need constant attention.

I hate feeling taken advantage of, but I do!

Terrific Tuesday! My recent books

I am beyond exhausted. I have a blood test scheduled for tomorrow to figure out why I'm so sluggish all the time. Hopefully they are able to nip this in the bud. Anyways, last night Mr. P worked late so it was me and the pups. We cleaned out the DVR by watching all my shows and even watched 20 minutes of a movie from Netflix, it was that bad. I did some mild cleaning and started feeling dizzy again, so I laid down watched some tv and finished my book, Commencement. So now I'm waiting for the questions to be posted for next week.
I'm currently also reading Crazy Love. 

 Book

It has been ama-zing so far. I see sort of a paralell to my relationship with my ex. I am getting a better understanding of why I stayed so long. Summary of the book (courtesy of Amazon.com) : 

As a young editor at Seventeen magazine, recovering from a history of alcoholism that permeated her family, Steiner met a man she thought was a knight in shining armor. Handsome and charming, Conor had a more troubled background than her own, raised in poverty in Boston by an abusive mother. Deep in vulnerability and denial, she let down her defenses and justified every time he struck her, even as he got progressively more violent. She gave up her magazine job and moved with Conor to a small town in Vermont and later to Chicago, where they both pursued MBAs. Along the way, she took on financial and emotional debt as Conor became increasingly more demanding and violent. He nearly killed her before she found the strength to admit to herself and others what was going on.

Great read. Next book on my list to read and currently sitting on my nightstand: