u/Cheesy_crumpet

I came to the US from the UK nearly 2 years ago, I have health insurance through my employer.

I’ve had a few health concerns in the past, Cancer (now gone), Psoriasis and some heart abnormalities so it was a good idea to be insured out here.

Having looked at various options for treatment (dental and general) and looking at doctor profiles etc. of any medical institutions close to me, they have an ‘insurance carriers accepted’ list. And my insurance provider isn’t on most of them. Does this mean I have to only go to a doctor or healthcare provider who does accept my insurance provider? Will I be turned away if they don’t accept my insurance provider? I thought having health insurance was a universal thing for every practice.

What if I keel over one day and am taken somewhere against my will and need treatment that doesn’t accept my insurance provider? Am I done?

Sorry if I seem stupid but this is all new to me. Loving the US by the way. Beautiful people all around.

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u/Cheesy_crumpet — 7 days ago
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Long section of Thomas Road is coned off, it looks like they’re vacuuming debris from cracks in the road. I assumed my bus would just stop in the second lane as I’ve seen happen before when letting people off, but he just put his hands up to say there’s nothing he can do. So I can’t get a bus to work now until they’re done vacuuming and clear the cones? Surely not. There’s no ‘bus stop moved’ sign or anything either, and the stop is not ‘skipped’ on the app. Why have the workers not considered this?

u/Cheesy_crumpet — 9 days ago

This felt like an earthquake in my chest at the time. Currently dealing with a random couple of days now of constant PVCs. They’re so random, months, years without then boom! I can feel when they’re going to happen as well, it feels like there’s an air bubble right under the middle of the breastbone, that’s how I know they will likely happen. Been checked over though, echocardiogram etc. and all seems fine.

u/Cheesy_crumpet — 1 month ago