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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am completely disgusted with insurance companies AND with this violent brat.

Also, what’s missing from the discourse about this is that some insurance denials (many!) are because of predatory or fraudulent practices on the part of insurance companies but plenty would happen in any system simply because of finite resources-see nhs stories!

denials and reviews are always going to be part of healthcare even if we suddenly had mother Teresa at the helm of UHC. [/quote]

What is also missing is the insurance fraud committed by thousands every day. 
Sadly, back pain is often not approved by surgery. Some people suffer without relief, even after trying multiple surgical nonsurgical routes. [/quote]

I don't disagree with your indictment of insurance companies, but the belief that back pain can be best solved with surgery is actually mostly a boon to unscrupulous doctors. 20-40% of back surgeries fail, and if you are in that group, you will wind up with MORE issues than you had before surgery. Talk to a well respected ortho about this -- the good ones are very reluctant to cut because they know the outcomes. A lot of people wind up in back pain and they struggle with the non-invasive options because they require the patient to do a lot -- go to PT and exercise religiously, often they need to lose weight as well. There are some pharmaceuticals that can help (anti-inflammatories are particularly useful especially when used in tandem with PT). Chiropractic adjustments when done by a responsible practitioner (a lot of PTs can do it) can help a lot. When people don't like the effort level involved in all that, they want surgery and a magic fix. There isn't one.

Insurance companies can be terrible (UHC certainly is) but an insurer declining to pay for a pay surgery that is not medically necessary is doing you a favor. A lot of patients don't want to hear it though.[/quote]

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