Comments on: Private Health Insurance Organizations Shouldn’t Dictate Quality of Care https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/05/07/private-health-insurance-organizations-shouldnt-dictate-quality-of-care/ Everything you always wanted to know about the Health Care system. But were afraid to ask. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 By: Molly Graziano https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/05/07/private-health-insurance-organizations-shouldnt-dictate-quality-of-care/#comment-1203152 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:42:39 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96220#comment-1203152 I absolutely agree that our healthcare system is broken. However, please be careful about who you quote. Dr. Callister is a long-time opponent of aid-in-dying and makes questionable (unverified) comments.

Medical aid-in-dying is not an advanced directive and the terminally ill patient must make the request after being diagnosed as terminal by two different physicians. When the patient is terminal it is because the patient has already exhausted all options/interventions. So, doctors would not be making treatment suggestions.

When you dig deeper these cases are generally about an insurance company’s policy on reimbursements. This doesn’t make the decision less painful for the patient and their family. However, about 74% of Americans support access to an aid-in-dying option and when misinformation is shared it can negatively impact the ability to pass laws for patients.

https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/05/01/rejecting-arguments-opposition-medical-aid-dying-david-leven/4895205001/

]]> By: Michael Blank https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/05/07/private-health-insurance-organizations-shouldnt-dictate-quality-of-care/#comment-864851 Wed, 29 May 2019 03:58:40 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96220#comment-864851 We have actually heard from some of our patients at Houston Heights Emergency Room that the insurance companies are actively trying to prevent people from going to a Freestanding ED vs. A Hospital ED.

]]> By: fitthis https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2019/05/07/private-health-insurance-organizations-shouldnt-dictate-quality-of-care/#comment-864818 Tue, 14 May 2019 09:50:55 +0000 https://thehealthcareblog.com/?p=96220#comment-864818 Well said, health insurance must facilitate access to medical care while ensuring the best quality since the patient pays for the best services.

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