• MagicShel@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    I get what you’re saying. Every denial reason is just a code for this is too expensive. The reason itself might be grounds to argue, but they are just going to try to deny it again with a different reason code.

    To your original point, I agree that we should ask ourselves if it’s worth hundreds of thousands of dollars just to keep a vegetable breathing for a few more days. Frankly if I were in that shape, I know death would be a kindness.

    But I will say it seems immoral to leave the decision in the hands of the profit-makers.

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      5 days ago

      I’ll go with the opinion of the patient’s doctor, rather than some internet rando, thank you very much

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        5 days ago

        The patient’s doctor isn’t the one that denied it. I’m not really sure what you’re saying. I think you just agreed with me.