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My favorite doctor
sent a form letter
saying his office
no longer takes Medicare
because of reasons
of impossibility (!) he
did not elaborate and I
wrote him and said
Oy acknowledged that
the system is broken but
what do we do? Paying
out of pocket twice a year.
He said he negotiated
with NYU for a fee cheaper
than his zip code (east 70’s)
but the fee is still high and I
who love him and will
probably pay although I
don’t want to but he is a very good
doctor writes me right back
knows about thyroids etc
even so I wish I knew how
to fix this in a way that was
bigger than a poem.
I have heard from doctors that they sometimes wait a year to be paid by insurance companies.perhaps Medicare is the same, or worse. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Nothing short of a total overhaul seems necessary, yet incredibly unlikely. I don't know.
Search online. Ask friends.
Hope. Writing poems helps too