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Just an FYI for those in the US with insurance issues

Important information! Insurance coverage decisions are made by medically ignorant bean-counters. Until we can dismantle the whole shitty system, know how to scare them into submission.

This is like that procedure Mr. Incredible told that old lady

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Medical Hack:
So, your doctor ordered a test or treatment and your insurance company denied it. That is a typical cost saving method.
Okay, here is what you do:

1. Call the insurance company and tell them you want to speak with the “HIPPA Compliance/Privacy Officer” (By federal law, they have to have one)
2. Then ask them for Names as well as Credentials of every person Accessing Your Record to make that decision of denial. By law you have a Right to that informantion.
3. They will almost always Reverse the Decision very shortly rather than admit that the committee is made of low paid H.S. Graduates, looking at all “criteria words,” making the decision to deny your care. Even in the rare case it is made by medical personel, it is unlikely that it is made by a board cerified doctor in that specialty and they Do Not Want You to Know This!
4. Any refusal should be reported to the U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR.gov) as a HIPPA violation.
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Every single time there is a catastrophic flood (so, every six weeks or so) the news will post pictures of people out in their kayaks or canoes pretending its Venice without any commentary and it makes me completely insane. This is dangerous and people die doing it.

1. Do not go into the floodwater unless the risk of staying where you are is somehow greater than the risk of going in the floodwater. Do not get in the floodwater except as a last resort.
2. The water itself is bad news (raw sewage, fire ants, industrial runoff) but the danger here is in the movement of the water: water flowing down a street has currents. Sometimes you can see them and sometimes you can’t. 12 inches of water can move a car. What do you think a few feet will do to you in your dinky little sit-on-top if you get tired? Who is coming to rescue you if the water starts taking you somewhere you don’t want to be?
3. Visibility in floodwater is shit. You cannot see obstacles (submerged cars, mailboxes, trashcans, etc). Trees and fences will become strainers (imagine pouring pasta into a colander. Now imagine you are the pasta and the force of constantly moving water is holding you in place). If you come out of your vessel you could potentially encounter open manholes or storm drains that suck people in (a lot of water draining through them creates powerful suction!!). People walking in floodwaters regularly step off a curb and are suddenly immersed in moving water well over their head.
4. Somehow, despite all this, these people NEVER have LIFEJACKETS on!! You own a boat but not a lifejacket?? Not that a lifejacket would make this a good idea, but if you are forced to abandon your home/car/whatever and get in the water a lifejacket might very well SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Look at a picture of professional swiftwater rescuers operating in a flood situation. They have on lifejackets, drysuits, helmets, boots, and a shit ton of gear. You are in a two-piece bathing suit and a shitty walmart paddleboard. DON’T BE STUPID. IT’S NOT WORTH IT.

sorry for the all caps lecture but one drowning is too many.

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respectissexy:

It feels taboo as a childfree person to admit this but I actually do have concerns about who is going to take care of me when I’m old. The elder care system in our nation relies A LOT on the unpaid care labor of adult children. I just don’t think that’s a good reason to have kids.

“But you’ll have more money!” does not completely put this to rest for me. Neither does “Buy care insurance!” Even if I can afford direct personal care, who is going to advocate for me to get it? Who is going to navigate bureaucracy for me when I’m 80?

“If you do have kids, there’s no GUARANTEE that they’ll take care of you when your old!” That’s true, but doesn’t solve my problem.

I think childfree people get very defensive about this question because its used as a kind of “gotcha!” against us, but I actually do not feel we can afford to be in denial about this reality. Based on current trends of more people in their 30s stating they intend to be permanently childfree, we are going to see a huge wave of childfree adults hitting the eldercare system at once in a few decades. Childfree people in their 30s should be advocating around eldercare NOW.

We desperately need to cultivate a society in which everyone, even the most bitter, unlikeable, miserably lonely person in the world, has a social safety net that they can rely on from the day they’re born to the day they die, and that includes their elder care.

We are not going to achieve this meaningfully under capitalism. :’)

As a nurse, I’ve seen many patients come in who have no one. However, I’ve seen an equal amount of people who’s point of contact is a close friend, neighbor, or distant relative. My advice? Find someone else who’s childless and ask each other to be each other’s support. My aunt lives alone and every time she cleans the gutters she calls a friend and says “Call me in half an hour, if I don’t pick up call an ambulance”. It’s scary, but you’ll find a way to cope. My hope is by the time were older well live in a kinder society that supports one another better

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bbeelzemon:

as time goes on im realizing that describing your gender is tbh kinda similar to the naming of jellicle ca- hey wait no stay with me for a second here okay. im holding your hands and looking directly into your eyes now. listen to me. i have a public facing gender. a more specific and personal gender that i can share with my closest friends and family. and an innermost unique gender that only i can ever truly know. gender is just like a jellicle cats

The Naming of Genders is a difficult matter,

It isn’t just one of your everyday splendors;

You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter

When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT GENDERS.

First of all, there’s the gender that strangers use daily

Such as Gay, Straight, Cis, or Transgender,

Such as Lesbian or Bisexual, Closeted or GNC —

All of them sensible everyday genders.

There are fancier genders if you think they sound sweeter,

Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:

Such as Butch, Femme, Bear, Otter —

But all of them sensible everyday genders,

But I tell you, a cat needs a gender that’s particular,

A gender that’s peculiar, and more dignified,

Else how can she keep up xer tail perpendicular,

Or spread out their whiskers, or cherish his pride?

Of genders of this kind, I can give you a quorum,

Such as Agender, Bigender, or Neogender

Such as Genderfluid, or else Genderqueer —

Genders that never really belong to more than one cat.

But above and beyond there’s still one gender left over,

And that is the gender you will never guess;

The gender that no human research can discover —

But THE CAT ITSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,

The reason, I tell you, is always the same:

Their mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation

Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of its gender:

My ineffable effable

Effanineffable

Deep and inscrutable singular gender.

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dvrknessabides:

Here’s some progress on my upcoming show! What do you think? How does it make you feel?

writing-prompt-s:

“Oh please daddy please!” My daughter begs. “I promise I will look after them!” I am skeptical, but what the hell. She is almost 6. “An artificial world is a real responsibility, pumpkin. They are sentient. Don’t forget to feed them and give them purpose.” She cries in glee. I boot the world.

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overly specific dnd meme that could also be about godhood if you think about it

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Fun facts of the day!

- State charges cannot be pardoned by the President of the United States. They have to be pardoned by the governor of the state in which the crime was committed

- the governor of Georgia does not have pardon power, that power was stripped in 1943 by the Georgia state legislature

- TV cameras are forbidden in federal court. TV cameras are permitted in state court. It’s already been stated that Donald Trump’s Georgia trial will be televised

- Donald Trump will be booked, processed, fingerprinted, and have his mug shot taken just like any other person who enters the Fulton country jail. They don’t believe in special treatment down there

- the Georgia RICO statue carries a 5 year mandatory minimum sentence which cannot be revoked by a judge

Comment of the year

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hazel2468:

britcision:

Hey when you move out on your own the most important food tip I can give you is “maybe you don’t hate x maybe your guardians just cooked it wrong”

The number of foods I have learned I really like if they’re Fucking Seasoned

The number of foods I’ve introduced friends to that they warned me they’d always hated til I let them try a piece of mine

Also marinade things for 24 hours the second you have your own fridge it is a GAME CHANGER you thought you knew food but you have never met her

Okay but. This is true.

I don’t think I can 100% account how much I love things I love now purely to my tastes changing alone.

Used to hate brussels sprouts… Now? Olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper (and maybe something spicy if I’m feeling it) roasted until crispy? Amazing.

Spinach, cooked in a shit ton of butter and garlic with a dash of salt? Amazing.

Fucking… SALMON! I HATED salmon. But put some cajun seasoning on that bitch and cook until the skin is crispy? I devour that.