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'Out of control': Cancer surgeon claims UnitedHealthcare questioned her mid-procedure (www.rawstory.com)

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A breast cancer surgeon had to "scrub out mid-surgery" to call a UnitedHealthcare representative because the insurance giant questioned whether the procedure she was in the middle of performing was really necessary.

Dr. Elisabeth Potter posted her story to Instagram this week, and the post has gotten more than 221,000 likes.

Still wearing her scrub cap, Dr. Potter began her video saying, "It’s 2025, and navigating insurance has somehow just gotten worse."

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[–] WhatYouNeed 44 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

Medical insurance companies should be forced to also provide life insurance to the same customer.

Then they have incentive to keep their customers alive.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Universal healthcare would have the same effect. The government would spend a lot more money on preventative care.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Looking at Canada and Sweden as models, they absolutely do. Getting an actual specialist appointment takes a long long time, but they do get there eventually. And they def do a better job at getting you the meds you need in a timely fashion.

[–] lordkuri 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Getting an actual specialist appointment takes a long long time

Well, thank the gods of capitalism that I only have to wait 5 months to see a specialist (for a basic intake appointment, mind you, not even one for any real treatment) for the debilitating spinal injury that is causing me severe pain and mobility issues every second of every day. I'd hate to have affordable universal health care that might make me wait to see a specialist.

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