I've worked in clinics part-time for almost 2 years now and do really like it, I think it's more just that I'm scared to be wrong and then have a ton of debt to pay off. I'm not one of those people that have known I've wanted to be a vet forever it's more I took a guess and it feels right (or did until the last month I've been questioning it).
I sure did tell an employee to which they responded they were too understaffed to deal with the problem. Not to be a Karen, but I will be calling corporate because EW.
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I've had this happen with dental insurance. They don't fully run a pre-authorization, just put it into some system/program and spits out covered/not covered. I pitched a fit as we were told a procedure would be covered come to find out it wasn't. I make sure to ask for a full authorization now for any big procedures- which will take time. So sorry! Human health insurance sucks
Make sure you ask for an itemized bill. Know that you can negotiate with them, either via a patient advocate or directly with billing. Offer them something like "I can pay you $800 today, right now, can you accept that?". If they won't, keep trying each week and seeing what the minimum they'll accept is.
Same, I just had a crown done and my treatment estimate said it would cost $1250 and my insurance would cover 50%. They had me pay $625. Then I get a bill in the mail asking for an additional $61.50. They billed insurance 1600 and insurance approved 1373 for the procedure and paid the dentist 686.50. Then the dentist came after me for another $61.50. I was like, y’all told me it cost $1250?! I understand places over bill insurance hoping to maximize their profits, but if the insurance paid you MORE than you really expected to get, why am I now being asked to come pay more too? The lady tried explaining how they had only expected insurance to pay $1250 and that wasn’t the actual cost, but then why did you put that on my treatment estimate and have me pay half that up front? Just be happy with your extra $61.50 from insurance and don’t come after me for another $61.50 too. I mean obviously my situation was a lot better than owing thousands more, but it was still infuriating and felt like I was being ripped off.
Dentists are a nightmare in and of themselves. The fact that dental insurance is not wrapped into medical pisses me off so much, as if only the ones who can afford it get to keep their luxury bones. We almost had to apply for CareCredit when the spouse needed a root canal and a crown last year because they had maxed out their dental insurance on *checks notes* routine cleanings, a filling, and problem visits for the tooth that needed the root canal.
is this the Tuberville bill? That ****ing guy has been introducing that **** to the house every year. Last I saw it didn't have much movement but I'm keeping my eye on it like a hawk. I hate these pigs. Tuberville should have stuck to teaching football, not introducing laws in government to make people's lives worse 🤢
I feel like once I week I go down a rabbithole of all things bad, and I saw this video on TT of a 2nd year med student who was in tears over this and it moved me. Its so crazy to think all our dreams could come to a staggering halt. We are qualified, we are diverse, we come from all different backgrounds and walks of life but have come together with one common goal; to help people. All I want to do is help people through helping their animals, all I want to do is protect our food animal industry, all I want to do is advocate for our planet, our people, our animals. I just want to help. Please for the love of God, let me help. This is my calling. 😭
Call. Your. Reps. In. Washington. Endlessly. About. This. They won't see these posts on SDN. They WILL see a flood of messages, voicemails, emails, letters.
Is it worth calling over emailing? I have an email drafted up I was going to send to my 2 House reps and 2 senators.
I tried emailing complaints to the Felon House on Washington Avenue and they were bounced back repeatedly. I'd say try emailing but if they have it filtered so anything with specific terms isn't accepted, you'd have to call or write by hand.
good ole McCormick
I feel you. But we can't stay quiet, or they win. We must dissent and we must stand strong. That's the only way to take them down.
The flu was ROUGH this year. Ended up in the ER a few months ago. One of my rotation preceptors was upset I was missing and then someone showed her a pic of me in a hospital bed 💀Feel better soon! Plenty of fluids, NSAIDs, and sleep.
i was going to come in here and vent about how there is expected decorum for applicants, but admissions can make incredible mistakes and we just have to brush it off bc "thats the process" ??? less we forget, we paid to apply to their programs.
So glad you're doing better now!! I usually end up with one major resp illness a year (last year was walking pneumonia, before that RSV) but influenza has somehow been by far the worst. Spent all of yesterday laying in bed & staring at the ceiling in total darkness with tears flowing out of my eyes... I couldn't even stand up. Still feeling run over by a truck today but I can at least look at a screen now without my head exploding...
Yep me too - asthma is a b*tch. Feel better friend!
it's not even about not being responsive. i understand getting 200+ extra applicants can throw off the operation. however, sending rejections at 3am? sending random emails to accepted applicants prior to admissions decisions coming out? not communicating when certain extra steps of the application will be released for completion? i feel as though the same level of respect is not often shown to us as the applicant.
What’s been worse for me is going to conferences and them selling my info to the vendors. Since I went to a conference in my state like three weeks ago I’m getting DAILY emails from a therapeutic laser company and they’re addressing my emails to “MY NAME, CLINICAL PATHOLOGIST”. Like…you think I need a laser?! Practice solutions and construction companies…I don’t need your products k thx bai.
Oof yes this is a pet peeve of mine. Unless you are willing to buy my team lunch or send me a sample product, get lost!
And I understand that 100%. Being on an admissions board is extra on top of an already demanding job. However, why do they keep making it hard on themselves? For example. UF is individually calling accepted students this year. However, it is getting done across multiple days. No emails have been sent for rejections or waitlists. They are waiting until all calls are done across 3-4 (maybe more or less) days to communicate to everyone. Why continue making it harder than it needs to be? I would argue this just not an effective way to get it done. Having multiple different interviewers call admitted students whenever they have free time also does not feel fair to those interviewers who are probably calling in between taking bites of their lunch or on their way out of the office for day.
UF is not a school I could give you insight on, but I do wonder if they had some sort of IT breakdown or something. Perhaps they felt that their emailing would be unreliable and had to do this last minute. Perhaps they felt that making things more personal would encourage their top candidates (those readily accepted, not waitlisted) to commit. recruiting tactics are still a very real thing in vet school admissions, even though it seems like they are unnecessary from an outside perspective (they're not unnecessary).
Yes! This! Regardless, you cant win and you cant lose. It's a tale as old as time and it will just continue to be this way. AZ actually left comments on Instagram stating they would be done calling call accepted applicants by 4pm AZ, and all decisions and portals would be updated by the end of the day. I feel as though there was more grace given since they were open about when they intend to stop, when they expect decisions to be uploaded etc. Now that's easier to do when you have 300 people left in the applicant pool versus 2700 at the very beginning. But its the little things that help ease the nerves and give a sense of reassurance. But, I understand that it might not be possible for every school!
Your response actually made me think... UF was the school that sent acceptance and waitlist emails early on in the day (during business hours) and then sent rejection emails at 3am. Maybe due to that they wanted to boost moral again with the students they chose to accept?
I highly doubt this, that's a really manipulative take on it. I moreso meant a personal touch via phone call from a current faculty member/staff goes a long way in terms of a good impression.
