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Ryan Solsten
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Ryan Solsten
@ryansolsten
midwest | creative direction + comms for progress.
Madison, WI + Cleveland, OH
Joined December 2018
- I pay around $300 per month for health insurance for myself. I went to a doctors appointment to establish primary care and had one lab done. I now owe $696 out of pocket. For one appointment. What is the point of this?!
- Right now, I’m sitting in a hospital room with my dad, who had open heart surgery yesterday to repair a valve. His doctor walked in and said his insurance company tried to deny his care yesterday, she told them it was too late, he was already in surgery. 🧵1/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenNow tell me why an insurance company has to authorize a procedure that a doctor is saying is necessary? His doctor went to medical school, is looking at my dad’s charts and tests—she knows what to do. So why can an insurance company try to deny covering proper care? 2/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenI say it a lot because I work in progressive politics, but our healthcare system is deeply immoral. It’s through movement work that I even learned of prior authorizations. Let me explain what that is: 3/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenLiterally just pass Medicare for All, man.
- Replying to @StevenDCheekThe number one cause of bankruptcy in America is medical debt.
- Replying to @ryansolsten and @ninaturnerWow! The love is unexpected! He says thank you!
- Replying to @ryansolsten“It’s your plan!” Yeah, duh. Just thinking maybe a system like this is unsustainable. Just a thought
- Replying to @ryansolstenPrior authorization is a process that health plans use to control costs by requiring providers to get approval before performing a service for a patient. Basically, health insurance companies require doctors to run treatments by them to determine if they’re willing to pay. 4/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenBefore I started working in politics, I had never heard of this practice. I cannot believe health insurance company, by plugging things into a money-maximizing algorithm, tried to deny my dad coverage for his care. My dad’s life is priceless to me and our family. 5/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenNo healthcare company has a right to deny his care so they can report higher profits to their investors next quarter. He would’ve lost years of his life if he didn’t have the procedure yesterday. I’m not alone in feeling this way. 7/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenWhen I need help or advice, I know I can call him. He was an anti-war protester during Vietnam. He taught me to raise hell. 6/12
- Replying to @ryansolstenI’ve spoken to Trump-supporting family members about it this week and they agree. Our healthcare system is hell. We need a change. Desperately. 9/12