Why do you have to fight with your insurance company to get them to pay for something that they say they cover? I’ve been overweight my whole life and no matter what I do I can’t lose the extra weight.…

I have a problem. Medicare-Medicaid recipients do not have access to medications because these people are poorest and cannot afford the co-payments because the amounts are between 163.00 to 200.00 per month. Medicare stated that these recipients are very ill…

I have been living with chronic pelvic pain for 5 years now. I probably have seen about 9 different doctors over this period of time. I am very concerned with the lack of knowledge and understanding that a lot of…

HMO plans have millions of members who are promised in their policy that they will only be liable for the co-payment. However, their in-network hospitals impose a form “Conditions of Service” that makes the member personally liable for all charges.…

My 24 year old son is unable to get health coverage. He does not live at home. He has a mental condition in which has been undiagnosed due to his inability to hold onto a job long enough to get…

I was the mother of two daughters with Glycogen Storage Disease, type 1b in May of 1996 when Medi-Cal arbitrarily tried to cut off my most seriously ill daughter’s supply of granulocyte stimulating factor due to its large cost. Had…

I have unattractive hair growth from a condition that might be Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – but my HMO decided not to diagnose after the first set of tests were inconclusive. I’ve had to tweeze the hair, and after many years…

Police and EMTs are usually first on the scene of an accident, and the first thing they do is remove the victim?s seat belt.

Accident victims are often disoriented or unconscious and it is crucial to bring them the proper medical…

My problem with the health care system are listed below:

-Lack of knowledge from health care providers about recognizing serious illness which have many symptoms, and dismissing us by telling us it is all in our head! Or by telling us…

I had a session with this therapist and ask if she had anyone for my seven year old daughter. She made a recommendation for my daughter to see another therapist in her office. This therapist told another child that my…