Good morning lovely and handsome Snails 
I slept until 6!
I slept until 6!
37 going to 42 and windy.Good morning tibs and ALL Snails to follow!!
35 going all the way up to 36 and windy
Good morning, Snails
an exceptional morning to dale, frannie, kc, gracie and bear!
And good morning HandsomeHunkyHoneyBear @SilverBear
Sending out "Happy Day-before-Thanksgiving"s to all here...
... and my ThankfulN'Thoughtful(*)TantalizingTemptress @Katmar !
(*) Loves me some Bettye now 'n then...
G'mornin, snails...
21°F when I walked out the door this morning.
Happy Gobble Gobble Eve! Since my cousin is hosting Thanksgiving dinner at her house this year, no turkey again. Yet my dad is the one who had to pay for 20lbs. of roast pork? Go figure.
21°F when I walked out the door this morning.
Happy Gobble Gobble Eve! Since my cousin is hosting Thanksgiving dinner at her house this year, no turkey again. Yet my dad is the one who had to pay for 20lbs. of roast pork? Go figure.
Jam-packed ten (10) bags of leaves yesterday - plus all the raking - and
I'm still pooped. Doing NOTHING outside today... even if it turns out to
be 68 degrees and sunny. Nope.
..........
Gotta drag out and clean the "holiday" Tupperware set for tomorrow's
take-along. Always glad when Dad and I get an invite for Thanksgiving.
It's SO much easier than needing to do the cooking and clean-up at home,
or trying to find a decent restaurant that serves up good traditional fare.
I'm still pooped. Doing NOTHING outside today... even if it turns out to
be 68 degrees and sunny. Nope.
..........
Gotta drag out and clean the "holiday" Tupperware set for tomorrow's
take-along. Always glad when Dad and I get an invite for Thanksgiving.
It's SO much easier than needing to do the cooking and clean-up at home,
or trying to find a decent restaurant that serves up good traditional fare.
Atty mentioned a "livid" S.O. and I'll add hub's lividness to the fray.
His health insurance COMPANY called him and hounded him about
a long (long long) overdue first colonoscopy. And so here's the deal:
When you sign a HIPAA form and allow "health information" to be
shared between your doc and others, one of those "others" ends up
being your health insurance COMPANY. He is so so so ...... off.
He's NOT discounting the importance of getting one... but why the
COMPANY had to be informed has put him on a rampage.
Thinking back a few months ago when my pharmacy informed my
doc (and then they called asking questions) about my ceasing
Wellbutrin... THAT is probably fallout from the HIPAA agreement
I signed with the pharmacy.
I think we're BOTH going to amend those agreements. The ONLY
sharing I want is "specialist >>> primary doc". NOTHING else.
His health insurance COMPANY called him and hounded him about
a long (long long) overdue first colonoscopy. And so here's the deal:
When you sign a HIPAA form and allow "health information" to be
shared between your doc and others, one of those "others" ends up
being your health insurance COMPANY. He is so so so ...... off.
He's NOT discounting the importance of getting one... but why the
COMPANY had to be informed has put him on a rampage.
Thinking back a few months ago when my pharmacy informed my
doc (and then they called asking questions) about my ceasing
Wellbutrin... THAT is probably fallout from the HIPAA agreement
I signed with the pharmacy.
I think we're BOTH going to amend those agreements. The ONLY
sharing I want is "specialist >>> primary doc". NOTHING else.
About the same here for a high.
Fran has a heat wave.
They use that info for rating purposes to project costs. They also know long-term conditions (coded as HCC if your Doctor/hopsital lets you see that info on "your page"). And yeah, they want to know procedure due-dates as well, because they PAY for them. And they can be proactive FOR your benefit too...making sure you get screened so "they" catch stuff earlier (which is better for you, and cheaper for them).
As I mentioned: not dismissing the importance of having <insert procedure here> performed.
The point is that you/me/we have the power - via the HIPAA form - to end the sharing.
Oh... and don't forget... if the insurance company deems you a "risk" because of NOT having
<insert procedure here> performed, one could see a premium increase on one's policy.
I'll allow the sharing, but will cross out any verbiage that points TOWARD the insurance company.
If it ends up being "all or nothing", I'll not check the box and not John Hancock it.
