Conversation

"Hey I need a covid test before surgery, how much is it?" "Don't worry, insurance will cover it" "Oh no, I have

, they said they wouldn't" "Oh god Kaiser, yeah you're screwed. That'll be $190 please" Now I've got -$190, a neg covid result, and a hunt for new insurance

Aella

@Aella_Girl

This is just the final straw. There've been several other times where I tried to get something done and the people were like "Yeah any of these other insurances will work.... but Kaiser won't cover this." This is a shame cause I liked my Kaiser doctor a lot.

7:02 PM · May 21, 2020

Replying to

Hello, Aella. We would like to see if we can assist further. Please DM a phone number where we can reach you at. Thank you.^Jon

Send a private message

Show replies

This Tweet was deleted by the Tweet author. Learn more

Aella

@Aella_Girl

May 21, 2020

I'm getting tested as part of a requirement to test negative before getting a surgery, not because I'm showing symptoms, and the surgery isn't medically necessary.

Replying to

You might check to see if the doc accepts other insutances too

Replying to

The final straw… that convinced you that Universal Healthcare was the way to go and to only vote for candidates who promise it, I hope…?

Replying to

My patients (kaiser) routinely shell out hundreds of dollars in co-pay for lumbar MRI’s. Even with insurance, medical care can get quite (prohibitively) expensive once patients travel down diagnostic/treatment cascades