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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · Jun 19

I have finally sat down and worked on a GFM for my ongoing catastrophic medical costs.

I have a lot of medical debt that I am trying to take care of. This would be easy to take care of, if I was well enough to actually work. But instead, got dealt the bedridden hand 😭

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Robin Z @firepile.bsky.social · 3h

Folks if you usually do end-of-year/holiday charity giving, consider moving it up to the beginning of November instead and hit up however many local food pantries you can afford to give to. (Check if you or a spouse/partner's employer does charity matching, too.)

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 3h

In short, we do not know exactly what will happen with November SNAP benefits if the shutdown continues, but we do know there will not be enough money available to fully fund everyone's EBT card.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 8h

🤣🤣 love it!!

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 8h

them, and the new life they're receiving. Covid does cause kidney damage.

Also, telling disabled and chronically ill people to be shut-ins, is gross.

We deserve to exist safely in public spaces.

You wear a seatbelt to drive, wear a mask to interact.

(Oh hey, that kind of rhymes!)

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 8h

It is important to not only protect yourself, because trust me being disabled and chronically ill will screw up your life, but it's important to protect others.

You don't know what their health situation is.

Like I would hope that whoever my recipient is, their friends and family help protect

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 8h

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Uh, I don't have a choice in avoiding high risk places, as someone who is chronically ill.

Additionally, I am looking to donate my kidney to someone. I have been aggressively defending it against covid, so that my recipient gets the best start possible. Heck, I haven't even had EBV!

patravey.bsky.social @patravey.bsky.social · 2d

For the "everyone should mask" crowd: If you want to protect yourself, get vaccinated. If you want to add a layer of protection, wear a mask. If you fear getting infected despite those 2 precautions, avoid going where you believe the risk is elevated. Don't expect the world to take care of you.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 11h

Just got my genetic test results back, and it was negative! There is nothing in my genetics that would make it dangerous for me to donate a kidney to someone else.

This is excellent news.

One more hurdle cleared! 😁

Mammogram is up next. 😬

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 22h

Fatigue really needs to be listed as a symptom for these vascular compression syndromes.

I haven't slept so much in my whole life 😭

And I still have eye bags capable of carrying groceries. 🙄 (yes, I know it's a genetics thing for some people, but please accept my feeble attempt at a joke lol)

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COOLJEN @cooljenim.bsky.social · 1d

And this will be happening to almost EVERYONE in ACA that is on subsidies...People just do NOT understand what is about to hit even BEFORE the actual Medicaid Cuts that are in the BILLIONS...

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Nun Ya @ishfery.bsky.social · 1d

Some "fun" facts:

21% of American adults are illiterate.

54% of U.S. adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level.

66% of adults lacking English literacy proficiency were born in the United States.

Americans are probably the least educated 1st world country in the world.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

BINGO.

And to be fair, Americans aren't exactly known to be great at math 🤣

Mike Leake @mikejleake.bsky.social · 1d

So when Americans say they pay less tax than us Europeans they might not be taking everything into account

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Bubba's Dad @bubsdad.bsky.social · 1d

Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

14% is not widespread...

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

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Hopeful in AZ @shimanti.bsky.social · 1d

No, we don't want "free" healthcare.

We want universal healthcare paid for by our taxes that covers everyone and leaves no one bankrupted and sick.

This isn’t difficult to comprehend.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

I hope somebody can add the alt text from my other image.

I am out of energy to do it. I just slept almost 2 days in a row, and about to go back to sleep.

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

The math ain't mathing.

Suggesting a fee-for-service, or a cash pay system, is the dumbest idea for a healthcare system I have ever heard.

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

could be a few thousand dollars. You better hope your problem doesn't require a CT or an MRI.

Next, you will have a follow-up appointment to discuss those results. Another $160.

And 2/3 of us don't even have the money to pay for just that simple exercise.

Now imagine a more catastrophic illness

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

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Do you know how much it is to go to a PCP, out of pocket? About $160 for a "problem visit." If you don't know that terminology, you're not up to date on the healthcare system.

Let's say you need some testing.

Depending on the testing.. could be a few hundred

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

Time to inject some realism into this idea that we should move to a cash pay system, which was pitched by this individual as an alternative to our current system.

There have been multiple studies that have shown that roughly 2/3 of the US does not have enough money for a $500 emergency expense.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

No prior authorization, means no test, means I will cancel my appointment.

I can no longer do people's admin jobs in 2026.

I've never had to make a to-do list, where I have to follow up with every office to make sure that they're doing what they're supposed to be doing, on time.

Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

in your queue?

They had to get back to me, because they didn't know.

Mind you, I had reminded them several months in advance of when the PA was going to be needed.

In 2026, I'm no longer doing that.

You will get one courtesy call, and that's it.

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

I called on a prior authorization earlier for the 6th time.... as one does in the US Healthcare system.

And they said it was "pending."

So I asked, pending how?

Pending as in you submitted it and we're waiting to hear back from insurance?

Or pending that you haven't done it yet, but it's

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Ashley | Panicked Foodie @panickedfoodie.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, colonoscopies, even preventative, are a few grand.