American Insurance is Going to Kill Us Both
I'm so angry. My father went through a triple bypass. Hospital denied him for inpatient rehab saying he's fine with a little assistance and home health. Ok, cool. I have mad doubts, but I've been arguing for acute care for a week and you've given me a firm, insurance-based "nope".
First red flag: Oh, you don't call home health, they'll reach out.
Yeah, ok, whatever, I'll talk to them next week I guess. If he's as fine as you say he is, no problem. Still bullshit, but what else is new here.
Second red flag: They sent him with no pain medication. Um, you guys ripped his chest in half, you sure? I'm not.
Third red flag: No wound care instructions. The wound is covered, so I guess they want it covered, but uh.. nothing as far as what they want me to do with it except "don't get it wet". Cool, cool, I guess I'll keep changing the dressing kind of like it is until it's not needing.. fluid control and is healed enough to be exposed. You guys (the hospital) are lucky I half know what I'm doing with wounds.
BUT TO TOP IT ALL OFF:
The reason he was denied for inpatient rehab is because "he can move around fine". Come to find out- NO, NO HE CANNOT. I've had to half carry him around the house since he's been home. My back DOES NOT DO THAT. My back has almost as many diagnoses as my brain, which is too many. I cannot carry a man twice my size.
I'm furious. I'm desperate. I want to shake these people. Christ. He was difficult enough before. WHY??
What do I do. How do I appeal. Do I just carry him around until both of us can't walk? (Which is gonna be damn soon at this rate.) Christ alive.
The American healthcare system is going to put us both in the grave, I swear it.