Hours after experiencing a flare-up related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Kenney Blewett of Kyle, Texas, died by suicide in June. A medication his doctor prescribed days earlier to ease his breathing problems hadn’t been filled due to an “insurance issue,” his pharmacy explained via email.
Walgreens didn’t send prior authorization because they’re understaffed after getting bought out by private equity and their employees fuck up a lot, Medicare Part B demanded prior authorization because they have to follow shitty rules that deny healthcare because Congress is a pack of assholes
Without opening the article, guessing: United Healthcare?
Walgreens didn’t send prior authorization because they’re understaffed after getting bought out by private equity and their employees fuck up a lot, Medicare Part B demanded prior authorization because they have to follow shitty rules that deny healthcare because Congress is a pack of assholes
They don’t say 👀
Edit: I need to work on reading comprehension in the morning
They name all the potentially responsible parties in the article.
Son of a gun, I was looking for an explicit healthcare corp to pop up and my brain completely missed Medicare lol my bad y’all
Edit: even worse: I just now see that medigap bit too. Big old reading comprehension failure up in here, pay me no mind