Diane - On The Battle Front

Diane - The Pink House OTC

So the other day, I find myself in the middle of the living room, fists clenched in rage, screaming at the top of my lungs:

GAAAAAAA!

This was not an attempt at "primal scream therapy" but a reaction to the latest developments in the series of developments that have been occurring over the past month.

This was a reaction to our messed up, corporate-run, money-grubbing health care system.

Though, I must admit, screaming did momentarily feel rather good... But don't tell them that. They'll bill me for a therapy session.

Since December, I have been trying to achieve three simple things under this new medicare insurance plan. They are:

1. Order/get Bob's nutrition/feeding tube supplies
2. Continue Bob's home draw for PT/INR blood work
3. Get Bob back into rehab

This should be simple stuff.

But alas it's been nothing but a battle... make that three battles...

On The Home Draw front:

In our last episode, you will remember that Dr. Big Cheese had refused to sign the referral form sent by the insurance company. Bob's regular doctor was, first, on vacation. Then, called off to cover hospital rounds for another doctor on vacation. Meanwhile, I am getting all this conflicting information from various nurses in the doctor's office:

Nurse 1: It is NOT our office policy to order home draws through home health agencies.
Nurse 2: A home health care agency will NOT send a nurse to do PT/INR. They just don't do it.
Nurse 3: You have to have "two skills" for a home health care nurse to come to your house. Does Bob have an open wound? If he does, we can send a home health care nurse for wound care and PT/INR.
(okay, get a knife. I'll give him a wound....) 
Nurse 4: I'm sorry, but ... ===>>

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