| Color me Livid...I just got a letter from Aetna, my new insurer (the company was bought out by HP, so my insurance changed, yet again) and I *HAVE* to get a brand new PCP (Primary Care Physician) to manage my health. Now, this is the thing -- I have a chronic disease called Fibromyalgia which is a whole story in itself (feel free to visit my FMsite or my Home Page to get a glimpse of this insidious illness) so I have finally found physicians that *know* me well enough, that I have a history with, and who are knowledgeable enough to deal with FMS as well as other illness, to be able to cull the differences. I have been on a plethora of Meds, and have a comfort level that these MDs that I currently have, will honor the history of "try this one" and what works for me and what doesn't -- there is a mutual respect happening. Now Aetna tells me, even though I chose the option of "ELECT", that I need to go to one of THEIR HMO MDs and have them manage my care, else they won't pay...so am I going to risk losing my existing MDs? I can only hope that the MDs that are with the HMO are professional enough to appreciate the need for me to continue seeing the MDs that I have a history with, and will refer me to them rather than try to micro-manage my care, and hope to get my money. I am disabled. My energy is low, my pain is high, my cognizancy is low, my stress is high, my self-esteem is low, my exhaustion is high, my ability to bounce back and fight is low -- I really don't want to "start fresh" just to satisfy some insurance rule. I pay extra for this type of insurance JUST so that I can pick the physicians of my choice -- hence it's called HMO Managed Choice /elect!!!!!! I'm so frustrated. I'm so tired of fighting everyone all the time for a bit of acceptance and understanding. Dammit! What a slimey game /Big-Buisiness the Insurance racquet is, and I can only imagine what Bush is going to do to make it even more horrific.... set livid=simmer
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