Exhibit #482,683 on why capitalism and medicine are inevitably a horrible combination.

  • sin_free_for_00_days
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    1 year ago

    I had one of those devices. I was prescribed it after being in the hospital for an unrelated reason. Had no idea I needed one, made a hell of a difference. I was contacted by the recall and gave them all my info. They have let me know several times that they won’t send me a new one unless I can send the prescription from 10 years ago. The sleep study place was contracted with the hospital, but the office has since closed. I let them know and they just told me,“Too bad, so sad.” I was able to buy a used machine off Craigslist for $180 that is better than that old Phillips. Sorry for the verbal spew, all just to say, fuck Philips.

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      1 year ago

      And fuck the healthcare industry as a whole. The fact that “healthcare industry” is even a thing is offensive.

    • TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      1 year ago

      Jesus Christ. Theme: tell me you’re an American without telling me you’re an American.

      Best healthcare in the…ya know, fuck it, I can’t even sarcastically finish the sentence

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      1 year ago

      Pretty sure they would’ve accepted a current prescription too, from your current sleep doc. I had a really old prescription too and had no issues with my current doc handling the paperwork

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        1 year ago

        Hey, thanks. It sure sounded like they wanted the original prescription. I’ll try out my new doctor. Doesn’t hurt to have a spare.

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      1 year ago

      I didn’t realize I needed another prescription to get a replacement CPAP machine. So now I get to scramble to get a prescription from my new doctor because my old doctor is out of network now.