Category Archives: TennCare
Snot Funny
I feel like I’ve just snorted a few lines of fire ants. My eyes won’t stop leaking. I feel like shit. Two mornings ago, I woke up with the beginnings of what is most likely the head cold mom had … Continue reading
Filed under Insurance, Medicaid, Medication, Sick, TennCare
Bye-Bye BlueCare!
This morning, I called BlueCare to check to see if the prior-authorization for my morphine had been approved, or even requested in the first place. Instead of finding out the status of the prior-authorization, I received some surprising news. As … Continue reading
Filed under Doctors, Insurance, Medicaid, Medication, TennCare
Old People Diseases
When I say I’m only 26, but my body acts like it’s 86, I’m not fucking kidding! I was diagnosed with osteoporosis when I was 23, I started menopause when I was 21 (that was surgically-induced, although that wasn’t the … Continue reading
Filed under Breathing, Doctors, Dysautonomia, EDS, Insurance, Medicaid, Specialists, TennCare
TennCare Trauma
TennCare, my terrible, horrible, no-good, very-bad health insurance, is run by a bunch of assholes who have no understanding of how chronic illness “works.” If they had any understanding of how chronic illness works, they would happily pay for more … Continue reading
