[electriccatblan]

My wife and I have good insurance (like $200 out of pocket for surgery good) and I still hate going to the doctor because I know I'm going to get stuck with an involuntary side hustle as a medical billing clerk if I want the benefits we're entitled to to actually be honored. Our insurance paid maybe ~6k in charges one time, then 6 months later retroactively denied the claims and billed us for them. There's just no repose ever at any time, and you have to deal with a system that is always stacked against you.

[corrral]

No joke. If we'd been compensated at any kind of reasonable rate (not even our day-job rates) for time spent dealing with billing and insurance crap, it would've covered a good chunk of our (substantial) bills.