We've been through worse, but thank you :) It's just slightly annoying at this point. It would have been worse without private insurance. I'm grateful we have that now. Although WAY too expensive, as this was the second time I used it for her, so would have been better off paying out of pocket.. but you never know this upfront, do you?
I think here in Spain, they'd also say if you really want a doctor today, go to "urgencias" because I remember sitting there with a few things years ago and looking around me, seeing mostly people who needed a regular doctor, not urgent care.
She's still at home today, I don't think she's well enough to go but I hope she can at least catch the final day of celebration at school, fingers crossed.
How are you doing? I try to keep up with new things but it's so much, inleo is just on my radar for a few weeks but I'm trying to make it a daily habit reading threads :)
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You're very welcome, @thisismylife. I hope your daughter is feeling much better and that she was able to go to school for the celebration.
People used to go to emergency rooms here in the USA to see a doctor immediately. Now we have Urgent Care clinics.
Something more than waiting to see a doctor for days and less than going to the actual emergency room at the hospital.
Insurance companies like getting their premiums but they don't like paying out benefits and it is almost impossible to get enough information ahead of time to make a choice between an insurance claim and paying out of pocket.
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Hi Lisa,
Thank you, sadly her fever returned and so she missed her final exam as well as the celebrations the last days. She's getting a bit better today as the meds finally seem to work to loosen things up.
The emergency thing sounds familiar, a friend told me that if you need a prescription it's almost impossible and you need to go to the emergency room. Which obviously makes these overloaded as well.
I was going to go to the public doctor from now on for my blood pressure meds, I will go to the health centre after Christmas to ask for an appointment, I probably either can see one just in time before mine run out OR I will be too late and take the appointment anyway while I pick up one last round at the private clinic. The thing is they cost me 60% more each month by getting the private recipe over the public one. I think I'm stupid if I don't try to at least mix it up with public care.
It's not all glitter and glamour with the private insurance though, while they let me sign an exclusion for just one knee (due to a minor surgery during my teens) they later changed it up to both knees out of the blue and I could not access their system unless I signed. They are an absolute nightmare to say the least. So I hate dealing with them too.
Anyway, wishing you a Merry Christmas!
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Hello @thisismylife!
Glad your daughter is feeling better and that the meds are finally working.
Insurance, no matter what kind, is a nightmare with which to deal. And I do believe they do that on purpose so that we just give up and accept it.
They know they are in a forced market so they pretty much do whatever they want.
Thank you! Christmas was very nice! Hope you had a Merry Christmas as well.
Looking forward to 2024!
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