Waiting for prior authorization almost killed me

[Staph]

12. Back in 2017 I had severe anemia, associated with the return of my cancer.

Blood in my stool, so I had both a colonoscopy and endoscopy. No sign of an ulcer. My doctor wanted to use a swallowed camera to find the problem, but Blue Cross / Blue Shield refused to pay for it. Two weeks later, I collapsed on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I was so weak that I couldn't even sit up on the floor. We had to call an ambulance - my hemoglobin was 3.5. I should have been dead. I spent two weeks in the hospital, which BC/BS paid for, in place of paying $2000 for the camera.

As soon as I hit Medicare age, I dropped BC/BS. I will never give them another dime!