I had to deal with these ghost mental health networks for my daughter. Many of the providers ended up to be physicians assistants at what I call pill mills. She never saw the same provider twice and never received any counseling.
When I finally found her a real psychiatrist, I had to pay our of pocket for her appointments.
Yes, these insurance companies must be required to be transparent about their doctors and their promised care.
Ever asked yourself, "Just how awful could the lack of oversight and monitoring for these provider network databases really be?"
In a word, ABYSMAL...
Among the results returned for my recent DME provider search were several obsolete entities, multiple providers who told me they didn't handle the supplies I needed (can't filter search by services), and THEN there was the record for an unnamed provider with 2 locations; both of which were MY PRIVATE, RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES, where I had received deliveries of DME supplies! It took me over a month to get my addresses removed from the PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE provider search tool.
When we allow corporations to get this big, rich and powerful...they can rake everyone and other businesses over the coals without mercy. Then they can buy the businesses they ruin at bargain prices. And "our" elected representatives are working for them, not us. How do we stop this cold, cruel, deadly and vicious business model?
I had to deal with these ghost mental health networks for my daughter. Many of the providers ended up to be physicians assistants at what I call pill mills. She never saw the same provider twice and never received any counseling.
When I finally found her a real psychiatrist, I had to pay our of pocket for her appointments.
Yes, these insurance companies must be required to be transparent about their doctors and their promised care.
Ever asked yourself, "Just how awful could the lack of oversight and monitoring for these provider network databases really be?"
In a word, ABYSMAL...
Among the results returned for my recent DME provider search were several obsolete entities, multiple providers who told me they didn't handle the supplies I needed (can't filter search by services), and THEN there was the record for an unnamed provider with 2 locations; both of which were MY PRIVATE, RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES, where I had received deliveries of DME supplies! It took me over a month to get my addresses removed from the PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE provider search tool.
That's quality assurance for you.
When we allow corporations to get this big, rich and powerful...they can rake everyone and other businesses over the coals without mercy. Then they can buy the businesses they ruin at bargain prices. And "our" elected representatives are working for them, not us. How do we stop this cold, cruel, deadly and vicious business model?