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Writer, Educational Therapist, Birdkeeper, Rouser of Rabbles. My pronouns are Try/Me.
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I've been on dealing with various customer service/billing entities for four hours now: hospital billing error (or non-error), mailed medications lost and USPS website down, wrong medication price charged on lost meds, different company billing error. No wonder I'm behind on homework.

Hi, me again, reminding you that despite all the measles vaccines and boosters (as an adult), I'm still not immune. Get boosted, ASAP! Make sure your kids/teens are up to date. And if you're 50+, get that pneumonia booster before we can't get vaccinated anymore.

Amazing the amount of high-falutin' justifications that come out of Rush Hospital's billing supervisor for the double-billed facility fee: they're a teaching hospital. The AMA says they "can" bill separately. A different instrument was used to get a different view... But I can read too... 1/2

I love this guy. He's right. #whatwouldjohnlewisdo?

The Oregon Trail generation speaks

Let me spell this out for you: no antidepressants, anti-anxiety medication, ADHD medication. You think your Adderall is hard to get NOW?!

Since so many corporations are complying in advance, this makes it a LOT easier. No Office Depot (Office Max) for me! And I've been looking for an excuse to divest myself from State Farm.

Finally. Some bold action. Disbar any member of Congress who allows this lawlessness to continue. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Been a while since I've spiked my coffee... can't even remember the last time I spiked my *morning* coffee, if ever. (I'm not driving anywhere, don't @ me.)

I'm sure this is absolutely okay with all Trump voters, right?

Polymarket betting asks: who is the biggest threat to America? Hamas, Isis, Musk, Trump, the GOP, ignorance? So far the odds-on favorite, with a whopping 87%, is the GOP because they’re the only ones who know better and have the power to do something.

This is the 23 year old who currently has access to the entire Treasury payment system, by the way.

When you have to spend an hour doing the building mgmt company's job about informing residents what a "boil order" REALLY means: -- *Imminent Health Hazard* -- More than "boil any water you consume for five minutes" -- You give the flyer from public works TO YOUR RESIDENTS ASAP, w/o interpretation

Note: #AnthemBCBS (nicely) told me "hospitals can bill what they want." My skimming of insurance guidelines - including Medicare's - says if one procedure is "integral to" the other, hospitals can't bill separately. But what do I know? I should call the IL Attorney General to ask their opinion.

Medical billing, one month in: Today I discovered the term "unbundling." It's a form of medical billing fraud. Like when #RushOakPark takes one procedure code, makes it two, and charges two $1000+ facility fees. Seems to be THE magic word to escalate directly to the billing manager! 🤔

I will not be flying for quite a long time.

I'm doing this after I make one return. My spite is worth the postage, and these dudes are concrete thinkers.