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Bilbo Yaga
@bilboyaga.bsky.social
Somewhere between a hobbit and a hag.
PhD, HCW, writer, organizer, displaced Appalachian. Enthused about books, nature, science, tea, & all things nerdy, cozy, or spooky. Loud about disability justice, public health, & collective liberation. 😷🌈🍉
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Ghost networks are a “bait and switch” by insurers that can absolutely kill people… while bleeding them dry of what little money they have. And there’s little to no consequence for not companies and no recourse for grieving families. For-profit healthcare is evil. So is your insurance company.
ProPublica doing the real work
“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network
Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could fi...
BY
Bilbo Yaga
@bilboyaga.bsky.social
Somewhere between a hobbit and a hag.
PhD, HCW, writer, organizer, displaced Appalachian. Enthused about books, nature, science, tea, & all things nerdy, cozy, or spooky. Loud about disability justice, public health, & collective liberation. 😷🌈🍉
1.2k followers499 following1k posts