Hmmm, who does the doctor work for? Think again. They may not have much of a choice.

When patients are suffering from life-threatening illnesses or debilitating health conditions, the only thing that should matter is delivering appropriate evidence-based treatments in a timely manner. For that, patients rightly turn to us — their trusted physicians — for expert guidance on the best course of action. Yet, all too often, insurers insert themselves into the equation. As a result, restrictive policies like prior authorization can interfere with patient care — and lead to dangerous and painful outcomes.

Barbara Jung, MD, and Deborah Dyett Desir, MD

Several days ago, I posted Insurance companies dictating to doctors – Marion’s Mumblings. Today I am returning to this urgent subject by posting continuing videos from this doctor who is continuing her fight against America’s insurance companies. While many of …

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Unfortunately, I’ve being hearing this too often. A doctor determines a prescribed medication or treatment for a patient, only to be turned down by the insurance company. A surgeon schedules a cancer patient for tumor removal on Tuesday. However, on Monday, the doctor is told that the surgery cannot take place, and the needed operation is put on hold. So, WTH is going on and who exactly is in charge of your health? Your doctor or a board of civilians who only have one priority: their profit margin. Does it scare you? It should.

If you listen to the above video, then begin to focus on each line of text for several seconds, you can easily convince yourself that they are indeed saying what’s printed on the screen. It appears that our ears, can be easily influenced. But, what about our eyes…

Doesn’t it seem that virtually everyone you know: your neighbor, co-worker, boss, bestie, and cousin, all have these conditions? But the big problem is, more than half of these haven’t been diagnosed by a professional, implementing exhaustive and conclusive testing. No, someone took a three-minute test on YT and now they’re assured that they have ailment X.

A few months ago, I watched this amazing video on a little girl named, Ana, and I happened to run across the video again, this morning. She blew my mind for numerous reasons, but the main one was because of the confidence she exuded.

The first thing you’ll notice about her is her infectious smile and laugh. The second, her profound intelligence. She’s articulate. A deep thinker. As her mother says, “She’s a thirty-eight-year-old in an eight-year-old’s body.”