The second opinion lost in the red tape challenge

Little is known about the concept of the second opinion. Especially if it’s an in-network approved, second opinion. Actually, the out of pocket second opinion would be easier. Playing the insurance game isn’t always the only way to get something done. In fact, there are times when it costs less to go out of pocket. However, somewhere along the way, an insurance company pops up again.

With this in mind, it often feels like it’s about who is working the hardest to get inside the wallet. Furthermore,there has to be money before any services are rendered. Pay upfront or no soup for you. And there is no guarantee of a successful remedy. Oh sure they have a pill for it. Or for something similar, but the pill is sometimes worse than the condition. And once again there’s likely an insurance company elbow deep in the cookie jar.

Then there are the many things involved in a referral. In fact, after a little digging on Google, and then some more on Bing, one thing became evident. Red tape is alive and well. In fact, red tape is thriving. Moreover, it’s in every aspect of healthcare. The second opinion has also become a quagmire of its own.

The Second Opinion

Although Google and Bing have some useful and relevant information, it also helps if one has been around the block, a time or two. Having a reference point involving the past, is a unique perspective. For example, getting a second opinion was a common practice once upon a time.

In fact, it saved more than a few situations. Some could have turned out much worse, if not for the second opinion. A misdiagnosis could have gone undetected. Furthermore, TV ads recommended it to their audiences. Most doctors also supported the idea of the second opinion. Better to be safe than sorry.

That is the essence of the second opinion. Better to be safe than sorry. Similarly the essence of this article is largely opinion. It will be the first in a series on the second opinion.

The Second Opinion and the Red Tape Challenge

Red tape slows everything down. That’s one of the top functions of red tape.To slow things way down. However, finding the root cause is like finding a needle in a haystack. Likewise it takes a meaningful look at times past. As well as the actions of governing bodies. Like ~~insurance companies~~ local governments.

Furthermore, there are insurance company rules. And the rules that everyone must somehow have health insurance. Regardless of cost. It’s interesting that health insurance rates can be astronomical, but the coverage is slim at best. Then, thanks to red tape, a potential patient can only hope to be covered. This is where the second opinion seems to have gotten lost. Perhaps in the next few articles we will find it somewhere.

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