▲ 225 ▼ In the US, what happens if you sustain a life threatening injury and you don't have insurance? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by Jordos@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments Assuming nobody else is at fault
[–] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) So that's why you guys don't save? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Snapz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago And even if you do have insurance, the larger companies are being caught auto denying claims (supposed to be an instance company employed doctor reviewing your case and medical history to make determination on if treatment was medically necessary). They deny first and automatically put patients at a disadvantage. If you do have the skill/time to fight, you'll likely still only get to a point where you partially pay - and most are too polite/afraid to even appeal a denial in the first place (which is exactly what they are counting on). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago And even if you do have insurance, the larger companies are being caught auto denying claims (supposed to be an instance company employed doctor reviewing your case and medical history to make determination on if treatment was medically necessary). They deny first and automatically put patients at a disadvantage. If you do have the skill/time to fight, you'll likely still only get to a point where you partially pay - and most are too polite/afraid to even appeal a denial in the first place (which is exactly what they are counting on). permalink fedilink source parent