Continuing my rants against prior authorizations (see July 7 post below and a column I wrote for the Examiner), I came across a remarkable video by Dr. Elisabeth Potter trying to get information out of UnitedHealthcare on a procedure they had denied.
Witnessing malfeasance this up close and personal is something else.
She can’t get proof the “doctor” she’s speaking to is even a doctor.
That’s because he refuses to give his name.
Without a name, she can’t check him out.
He as much says he has no experience in the procedure she’s being denied. His supposed field of expertise is not hers.
She’s done other videos. In this one from a month ago on the Oz’s press conference on prior auths, she says:
We’re at a boiling point in our society...What RFK/Ox are promising “doesn’t land”: it’s a voluntary promise, there are no new rules, no repercussions, and no deliverables.
We as patients are demanding more from the system.
I’m joining an Elisabeth Potter fan club.
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