A Collection of Problems with the US Health Care System

Retired. Missouri. Statement 10226.

Categories: Patient Statements

State:: MO

Occupation:: Retired

Called Delta Dental of Mo to cancel-They said to call the MarketPlace@1-800-318-2596,so they could call Delta Dental of Mo to cancel the plan for me. The Marketplace said I COULD NOT CANCEL it without …

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Respiratory Therapist/PCP Office Manager and Co-Owner. Missouri. Statement 10197.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

State:: MO

Occupation:: respiratory therapist/PCP office manager and co-owner

I am a respiratory therapist since 1998 and my wife, who is a physician, opened our family phycian office in 2006.
I also have to add that I have …

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Retired Secretary. Missouri. Statement 10162.

Categories: Interested Observer Statements

State:: Missouri

Occupation:: Retired Secretary

My mother was in a serious car accident. In 55 days, we were in 5 different facilities & had 5 surgeries. The biggest problem is lack of communication & continuity in patient care. …

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Auto Mechanic. Missouri. Statement 10148.

Categories: Patient Statements

State:: MISSOURI

Occupation:: AUTO MECHANIC

I am writing about the problem I have had with my husband’s insurance company (he is an auto mechanic in St. Louis, MO). We have a daughter who is 19 years old, goes …

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Paralegal. Missouri. Statement 10131.

Categories: Patient Statements

State:: Missouri

Occupation:: Paralegal

The U.S. needs to find a way to avoid subsidizing drug research and availability for the rest of the world. Other countries have no incentive to do their own research on the safety and …

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Health Career Agent. Missouri. Statement 10087.

Categories: Health Care Professional Statements

Health care professionals genuinely want to care for people. That is why they chose their health career in the first place. The bureaucracy and lunacy of our current health insurance system though is driving practitioners away from their health career …

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