The government’s Non-Stoppable Appointments (NSA) mandate is the best thing to happen to health care since Jesus cured the leper.
Well……..Ok, it’s the second best thing.
No longer do plan members have to wait days, weeks and months to receive medical care. (Yes, you read that right – you can stop blinking now).
No longer do patients have to wait for hours in germ filled rooms filled with coughing, sneezing and belching patients, slouching elbow to elbow………..staring vacantly at the snarling receptionist behind the sliding glass partition……… waiting with diminishing hope to be escorted to a dingy 200 square foot closed-door room to begin the waiting process all over again in anxious solitude.
ADX has to be better than this! El Chapo, want to trade places amigo?
Patients are now guaranteed to receive care 24/7 at the drop of a hat. This is especially convenient for working Americans who can’t afford to take time off because their paychecks won’t allow it.
Thank God for government intervention when we need it. They have our backs. Wise and sober Washington legislators passed the NSA with us in mind!
Let’s celebrate our good luck!
The NSA requires, under penalty of punishing government sanctions, instant, same hour access to quality care upon demand. No one can be turned down for care, even if they can’t pay for it. No more waiting in office visit purgatory.
As you enter unannounced and unexpected, care givers spring into action. Two, three, four and more swarm around you, checking your vitals quickly and efficiently. The best and most up-to-date technology hums in the background. Orderlies in soft pastels, moving to the beat of Jingle Bells, stay busy doing nothing. Nurses and doctors work in tandem, a well-trained team with speedy efficiency. This is medicine at it’s best and it’s all made possible by the passage of the NSA by wise, sober and ever thoughtful legislators in Washington.
The NSA takes convenience to a new level. This turbocharged level of convenience is costly but fortunately for Joe Sixpack it’s not an issue. His employer has his back.
The NSA requires plan sponsors to cover these medical encounters and then some. It requires them to pay whatever someone else decides they must pay. If insurance only pays $500 of a $1,000 charge for example, the employer is on the hook for the difference, not Joe Sixpack.
“I love going to the emergency room!” says Joe Sixpack. “It’s frequent and it’s awesome!”
