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Hot topic: Getting worse healthcare because I have insurance
I'm so frustrated about not being able to get my H1N1 vaccine and I don't even know who to blame. I'm 32 weeks pregnant, and I really hope to get my shot before the baby is born because there is much evidence that the immunity would pass on to her for the first few months, and she is not eligible to receive a flu shot herself this season (no shots for babies under the age of 6 months) Whenever I ask about getting my shot, my healthcare provider just shrugs and says that once they have the shots available, they'll let us know. So there are clinics for priority patients to get the immunization so long as they don't currently have a health care provider and cannot afford the shots, but I can't seem to even be able to buy the immunization anywhere even though I'm also a high priority patient. Just to round out my rant - I stood in line for nearly 2 hours with my 3-yr old son last Saturday to get a seasonal flu shot because I wanted the preservative-free one that my healthcare provider offers. The line was so long because the entire community, not just patients of this healthcare provider, was invited for free immunizations and my healthcare provider refused to give their paying patients the immunizations outside of this flu shot clinic. Yes - I intend to switch providers soon after the baby is born.

lsil1, Getting worse healthcare because I have insurance Posted in Your Money.