“I work in a dental office, and 99% of the time as soon as you let us know you haven’t been to the dentist in years, we automatically plan a deep cleaning. You go from $99 for a basic cleaning to $500–$1,000 for the deep cleaning.”
Tap to play GIF"I work for a major hospital operating room. There is so much money wasted in a surgery that is billed to the patient all because the surgeon probably wanted to try a new product and then changed their mind at the last minute. The moment you open the packaging for any materials like gloves, sutures, or equipment, that gets added to the bill. Even if you didn’t use it."
"What I can tell people though is that we feel very, very bad when we have to tell you that your new medication is not covered by your insurance. We will offer other ways to try and get it cheaper, but if the insurance says no, unfortunately there is very little we can do.""I work for a large national clinical laboratory, and the most important part of this company is where they intake the samples for testing.
"Many times clients who are unhappy with their diagnosis will 'shrink shop' until they find a clinician who will just give them the diagnosis they want. When this happens, the new clinician will receive our clinical notes, which are written in such a way that only a trained professional knows how to read between the lines to understand the true diagnosis and red flag behaviors such as manipulation, pathological lying, or boundary crossing.
"That high school peer who now has it all? He’s secretly struggling with addiction. That neighbor who’s always so happy and perfectly put together? She suffers from depression and prior suicide attempts. Do not compare yourself to others because you’re only comparing yourself to the false image others portray to the world.""I am a nurse. Prior to COVID, staffing issues were already an issue, but now they are appalling...
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