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The Hollow Men of Hims

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n8cpdx ◴[] No.44383061[source]
> Regulatory arbitrage disguised as innovation, dressed in the fashionable vocabulary of patient empowerment while serving no master but the quarterly earnings call.

No masters except the patients that are literally being empowered to make choices about their medical care and are paying a substantial premium (in many cases) to do so.

I would happily be empowered by my doctor and UnitedHealthcare instead, but sadly that’s not on the table.

Try getting tretinoin from a real doctor; I’ve been written prescriptions multiple times, never once succeeded in actually getting it, because insurance is a fucking nightmare. And I’m not on a cheap plan.

Also note that the compounded semaglutide is superior because it comes in adjustable dose vials, unlike the pens. But I’m sure the author would claim that taking a smaller dose to reduce side effects is “a dangerous and unproven approach to medicine that puts patient lives on the line purely for profit”.

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addicted ◴[] No.44383501[source]
I'm confused. An insurance company cannot reject a prescription. They can only reject paying for it.

So if you're paying for it with Hims why wouldn't you be willing to pay for the medication the doctor prescribes to you if the insurance company is refusing to pay for it?

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1. FireBeyond ◴[] No.44389477[source]
Yeah, please don't repeat this. This is the same thing that insurers say to Congress for other things too. "We're not denying care, we're just not going to be the ones paying for it", be it cardiac surgery, or (in the case of United) even Heli EMS from MVAs, because it wasn't "pre-authorized".