time wasting little sort of mess, throw in a bit of irritation on my side, and I’m back home. I had an appointment with my Dr. to have blood drawn and see if I had escaped the mess at Shadow Lane. After checking in, I got called back up to find out they couldn’t verify my insurance. I carry Cobra but according to Fiserv Health, my policy terminated on the 1st of March. NOT!

I make a payment every month to keep my insurance coverage but there was a mix-up, and the woman behind the desk at the Dr.’s office basically told me to take a hike. No insurance, no see Dr., unless you want to pay cash. She didn’t say it exactly like that but she was cold and unsympathetic to the fact that I had driven across town and fasted for the last 12 hours just to be there (no…I didn’t explain that to her, she didn’t give a craps damn about it anyway so why waste my breath).

I had no intention of paying cash when I know I have insurance. And here’s the rub, and this really does rub me wrong – as it should all of the rest of America – my Dr. (all of them do, not just my Dr.) bills out $125 office visit. My insurance disallows approximately $76 of the bill and pays around $39. I pay $9 and change. Let’s get rid of the insurance and let me pay $48 and change…but no, according to the Dr.s and dentists, that is against the law. So is crime, and I think the insurance companies are criminals.

Long and short of it, I was calling Cobra on my cell phone to verify my benefits as I was being politely told I could make my phone call elsewhere (I was two feet away from the check-in area), so I sarcastically thanked the Dr.’s receptionist for being so helpful and thoughtful as I went on about my business and headed for the Silver Steed.

Of course I have insurance. Of course Cobra will make sure that Fiserv knows I have insurance. Of course it will take about 48 hours. WOO HOO.
So I waited a few hours and called back and made another appointment with my Dr. What can you do? Society is designed to make you fucking crazy anyway…I just want the world to know I was crazy before society got to me. SO THERE!