I have Crohn's disease, and I'm fairly certain dealing with health insurance's ineptitude directly led to multiple hospitalizations and a major surgery last year.
Had it not been for their constant denials of a drug I had been on for over two years prior, I might still be taking that medication instead of having developed antibodies for the 6 months they denied.
My doctors office gave me free samples as long as they were able, but in 2022 they were wiped out as all patients that were on that drug were being denied coverage.
Worse still, insurance recommended "use drug X, which is similar"... but I couldn't because I was on drug X—until I had anaphylaxis from it!
Had it not been for their constant denials of a drug I had been on for over two years prior, I might still be taking that medication instead of having developed antibodies for the 6 months they denied.
My doctors office gave me free samples as long as they were able, but in 2022 they were wiped out as all patients that were on that drug were being denied coverage.
Worse still, insurance recommended "use drug X, which is similar"... but I couldn't because I was on drug X—until I had anaphylaxis from it!