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Brickbat

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3. Don't you see how much better it is to have insurance companies and corporations get between you and

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 01:29 PM

Jan 2013

your doctor than the government? It's like you hate the free market, or something.

What's frustrating is imagining the people who DON'T have the decent health care, the educated self-confidence to push through bureaucracy, the time to play these reindeer games, or the support from spouses and friends to drop everything to deal with this shit. The system itself is sick and broken.

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My flu shot experience [View all] NewJeffCT Jan 2013 OP

Our insurance mailed us letters which we handed to Walgreens and didn't pay a penny. onehandle Jan 2013 #1

I think right now, most pharmacists and doctors secretly long for the day hedgehog Jan 2013 #2

Yeah, same here. This botched up band-aided together mess we have today is RKP5637 Jan 2013 #4

That's no secret..... raging_moderate Jan 2013 #11

eggzackly! It's a mercy that I'm on Medicare (single payer). I went to the Stop and Shop CTyankee Jan 2013 #44

Don't you see how much better it is to have insurance companies and corporations get between you and Brickbat Jan 2013 #3

"The system itself is sick and broken." And even that is a complement to this F'ed up system. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #6

I HATE CIGNA with a passion! csziggy Jan 2013 #5

Here's the irony - presumably the patients of the surgeons with worse records hedgehog Jan 2013 #7

I know - it doesn't make sense csziggy Jan 2013 #17

My wife and daughter sharp_stick Jan 2013 #8

CVS processed thru my Blue Cross ins. when I got my flu shot and I Lex Jan 2013 #9

Really strange. Around here all the pharmacies (including CVS) have signs out enough Jan 2013 #10

I just go to my GP. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #12

I normally do as well NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #18

Walgreen's has a pretty good system. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #13

I went to a Walgreens near my work first NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #15

this shows the advantage of single payer --it took 3+ hours of staff time to give you a $32 flu shot CreekDog Jan 2013 #14

Between the pharmacist, her assistant NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #16

Had similar situation with Cigna and my eye doctor abelenkpe Jan 2013 #19

My Canadian flu shot experience. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #20

But...did you get your 100 Air Miles as well? u4ic Jan 2013 #32

LOL...no laundry_queen Jan 2013 #35

I got mine at a Vons supermarket pharmacy. In and out in under 10 minutes. slackmaster Jan 2013 #21

BUTBUTBUT amerika has the BEST medical system!!! whoops, i meant expensive. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #22

Walgreens charged me the 31.99 saying I wasn't covered Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #23

Normally, I would do that as well NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #27

I wish you luck Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #29

Or PIQUED it? shift happens.... Jan 2013 #45

You are correct and I edited my post Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #47

Happens everytime 0zone Jan 2013 #24

Gee, got my at Safeway, no copayment, and got a $10 coupon for groceries. Yah Medicare! nt s-cubed Jan 2013 #25

I was supposed to get a coupon for 20% off at CVS NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #28

Our "fine" healthcare system at work. Rider3 Jan 2013 #26

I really don't think anyone believes that any more. I think the RW here is so afraid of Obama's CTyankee Jan 2013 #46

Your insurance company should have issued you a pharmacy card as well as a medical card -- JDPriestly Jan 2013 #30

well, the problem is that it's not covered through the pharmacy benefits NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #34

I took a survey from Blue Cross this morning NV Whino Jan 2013 #31

Same thing at Safeway GP6971 Jan 2013 #33

Good thing that they won't be able to give us the Run Around... bvar22 Jan 2013 #36

My GP is giving up on administering a lot of vaccines - hedgehog Jan 2013 #37

Wow WolverineDG Jan 2013 #38

We had a problem getting flu shots at Target a few days ago. NiteOwll Jan 2013 #39

Check to see if you're covered under your pharmacy plan - hedgehog Jan 2013 #41

Paid nothing at a state of RI flu clinic. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #40

I'd send a copy of your paid bill and insurance card to CIGNA and demand reimbursement. Vinca Jan 2013 #42

Price you pay for being a sheeple! shift happens.... Jan 2013 #43