SICKO

Subject: WHO WILL WIN?

We’re #1 - ???uh, yeah.

“It is hard to ignore that in 2006, the United States was number 1 in terms of health care spending per capita but ranked 39th for infant mortality, 43rd for adult female mortality, 42nd for adult male mortality, and 36th for life expectancy.³ These facts have fueled a question now being discussed in academic circles, as well as by government and the public: Why do we spend so much to get so little?” http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=2610

18,000 Americans will die this year - just because they are underinsured

“According to the Institute of Medicine, "lack of health insurance causes roughly 18,000 unnecessary deaths every year in the United States. Although America leads the world in spending on health care, it is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not ensure that all citizens have coverage." Insuring America's Health: Principles and Recommendations Institute of Medicine, January 2004.http://www.iom.edu/id=19175  http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/facts/sicko

We want to hear from you – tell us your health care complaints or horror stories!  Kind of like Michael Moore from the movie Sicko (which you should see if you haven’t – rent it today!) – we want to know what your experience has been in using your insurance, not just with Apple – but at ANY health care provider!

Ok, and just to be fair &to keep the positivity flowing – we’d love to hear the flip side – tell us your stellar stories about a GREAT health care insurance experience!

The best way to really have an effect on something is to look at it without boundaries.  By taking a truly honest look at health care in the USA – the good, the bad & the ugly – only then can we have some impact & advocate for change! 

I can tell you from the doctors point of view – we see people who really really need care and have a very appropriate chiropractic condition (such as sciatica) – yet they still get a letter from their insurance saying: “Not Medically Necessary”. 

Even though Apple has jumped through every hoop requested & our notes are way above par for what even the grand daddy of them all (Medicare) requires.  It seems insurance is such a tangled mess that if someday chiropractic were not covered – it could only help.

We hate to see these people have to pay out of pocket and because of that – we have set up some pretty flexible payment plans & we work hard to make sure everyone can get the care they need.  On the flip side – even with private pay accounts – the insurance companies continue to require records be sent and continue to put HOOPS in front of these accounts. 

DID YOU KNOW that even if you are paying your doctors office directly – all of the same rules apply as if you were billing your claims out to your insurance!

SEE MICHAEL MOORE’S movie: SICKO and you will be as fired up as we are at Apple!  WE JUST WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES POSSIBLE!  Please help us ‘inform’ the insurance companies about the consumers experience – take 2 minutes & share your story!!!

Here’s to your 100 year lifestyle!

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The real question in American Health Care is: WHO WILL LOSE?

The choice is in your hands.