The Blogging Platypus

Not too long ago, I shared a picture on my backup Instagram account about the importance of providing coverage for women’s health through health insurance. In the United States, the majority of people rely on receiving their health care coverage through their employer. During a massive health crisis, like now, over 50 million people have been laid off due to business closures out of precaution. If you are not employed or your employer doesn’t provide health care insurance options for employees, you’re not covered. You can apply for coverage through programs such as Medicare, but your access to medical care isn’t guaranteed with this program, and it may take a while to get in the system. Without coverage, you run the risk of racking up significant medical bills. A surprisingly large number of people in the United States declare bankruptcy each year due to mounting medical bills, even if they have insurance. A staggering 66% of all bankruptcies were tied to medical issues. A recent ar...

Some days are easier than others and, boy, today was a doozy. The day before was too. Sometimes it just feels as if the rough days keep piling up, back to back. Monday was full of annoyances, some little, others more significant. One of the more challenging aspects was that I found out just how much my doctors and VA clinic here in town think I matter to the world. See, they sat on repeated requests from the cardiologist for more information and notes to why I needed an echocardiogram. Since the requests were ignored, the referral for services that were started by my geneticist were rescinded, but the insurance company failed to inform the cardiologist or myself that the appointment was not going to be covered. That also means that the echocardiogram that I was to have this week will not be happening. I was also lied to and gaslighted by the VA nurse who called me to let me know that both sides of my body didn’t need to be tested during the nerve conduction test I had done earl...