Hmm, yeah, I guess that’s a good point. I was thinking myopically at a systems level. The post is useful advice for a patient who is willing to do their own research, confident they can do it thoroughly, and is not afraid to “stare into the abyss” i.e risk getting freaked out or overwhelmed.
Although, I also wonder if insurance companies might try to exploit a patient’s prior decision to decline recommended treatment/tests as a reason to not cover future costs...
Hmm, yeah, I guess that’s a good point. I was thinking myopically at a systems level. The post is useful advice for a patient who is willing to do their own research, confident they can do it thoroughly, and is not afraid to “stare into the abyss” i.e risk getting freaked out or overwhelmed.
Although, I also wonder if insurance companies might try to exploit a patient’s prior decision to decline recommended treatment/tests as a reason to not cover future costs...
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Yes, it’s a thorny problem, along many dimensions :)
But this is the kind of ‘impossible’ task I like to throw myself at (at times)!