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It's also pretty shocking to find out what y'all have to deal with. German healthcare can be mildly annoying at times (the bureaucracy of finding the right form to fill out to get something like psychotherapy approved can be tedious), but I've never heard of anyone here getting their request dismissed without a good, legally predefined, reason. Apparently American Healthcare companies can just say no just because they feel like it?? whack.
I'll never forget when I was prescribed a medication for a heart condition, literally crucial for me to continue living, and the insurance company denied the claim. Without insurance it was $600/mo at a time when I was making $5.25/hr.
And this applies to all treatment.
Coworker that was a double breast cancer survivor was denied coverage for the drug that kept the cancer from coming back again. Like, they want you to die so you don't cost them money.
Maybe this is the time Americans actually think about the value of an institution who's only purpose is to extract wealth from normal people.
My dad survived colon cancer but then any further colonoscopy was denied for five years because it was no longer "preventative".