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The Hollow Men of Hims

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202 points quadrin | 4 comments | 25 Jun 25 22:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.953s | source
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parpfish ◴[26 Jun 25 00:58 UTC] No.44383251[source]▶
> The genius of Hims lies in understanding that consumers will pay almost any premium to avoid the humiliation of discussing erectile dysfunction or hair loss with an actual human being.

Does the telemedicine appeal to people because they want to avoid embarrassment, or because they know that traditional doctors will schedule you for an appointment three months out just to say “have you tried getting better sleep, losing 30 pounds, and reducing stress?”

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1. digianarchist ◴[26 Jun 25 02:20 UTC] No.44383677[source]▶
My Kaiser doctor recommended Hims for finasteride.
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2. FireBeyond ◴[26 Jun 25 17:29 UTC] No.44389420[source]▶
Kaiser isn't necessarily the best example here. Your doctor likely did that because Kaiser will generally not cover things like that, just as they'll almost never prescribe sildenafil or tadalafil or semaglutide (but they will happily refer you for gastric bypass...).

There are good things about Kaiser, but definitely not-so-good things. I'm still pissed at them for my fiancée, fresh from the dentist after a few root canals with a script for pain medication was told (at their hospital pharmacy, no less, so it wasn't that they didn't have it available) that they would only fill pain medication via mail order. "Oh good, so I just need to wait 5-7 business days for relief from my root canals."

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3. digianarchist ◴[26 Jun 25 18:00 UTC] No.44389724[source]▶
Yeah they can definitely be archaic. I’ve stuck with them because they are the only provider offered to me that covers double jaw surgery. The cost of paying out of pocket for that would be prohibitively expensive.
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4. sizzle ◴[26 Jun 25 18:16 UTC] No.44389869{3}[source]▶
What did you need double jaw surgery for?