Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.
The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.
I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.
That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."
And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."
And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."
And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.
And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.
Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.
"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.
Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.
May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.
Hello everyone!
Our fan-made, roleplay-focused Minecraft server called Isla Quesadilla is looking for new residents!
Isla Quesadilla is based on the QSMP, though knowledge of the QSMP isn't required, since Isla Quesadilla follows a vastly different storyline compared to its base.
To be more specific, the island, the train station, the adoption center, the eggs and the general premise of the QSMP stay the same, but the Federation itself and the general plotline are quite different.
The story may have already begun, but the admin team will make sure you'll be able to have an easy time easing into the server and its story!
Application Form Here
Don't be afraid of the application form! We just want to make sure the Isla Quesadilla experience is right for you!
i know hearing people on this website love to pass around those posts with links to free sign language lessons but you know you need to actually put effort into learning about Deaf culture, too, right?
reblog & put an inside joke in the tags
not doomed by the narrative but saved by the narrative. yeah i know you'd rather die than keep suffering but the story doesn't actually care what you want. you have to keep going, even when it hurts. even being erased from existence won't stop you from being salvaged from the wreckage of un-being. get up. keep pushing. keep bleeding. keep living.
The weirdest thing about the ai art debate is the ppl saying art has such a high entry level n clearly ai is the only way to make it accessible
Like have you ever doodled in ur notebook during class before? Have you ever drawn in the sand or on a foggy window?? You can literally give crayons to toddlers
Teens on the Internet did not download ibis paint n spend hours drawing on their phones with their fingers for you to say art is an exclusive club for rich ppl that's sooo hard to get into
Yes some art tools might by stupidly expensive that's a separate problem but no one is stopping you from picking up the cheapest papers n pencils and getting into art no one is stopping you from downloading a free art program on your phone or opening an art site and getting into art you can draw in the notes app for fucks sake
hi!!! im doing commissions!!!! image text:
Humans, anthros, and hybrids
Mechs
OCs, stylized real people, headmates
Shipping art*
*NO proship
*NO shipping real people like youtubers, streamers etc.
Will not do anything with bigotry or hatred of any marginalized group, or anything promoting discrimination
No NSFW
DM IF INTERESTED
Hello my friendsπ«Άπ«Ά
donations are few and life is hardπ
for more than 5 days I have been asking for 500β¬ to reach the short-term goal of 30.5kβ¬,βοΈ
but we still need less than 400β¬ to reach itππ¨π΅πΈ
I hope you continue to support and participate until the goal is achieved as soon as possible due to the poor living conditions we are living in
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wouldn't it be Nice. to be Embraced by a world of True and Holy Darkness.
The Dark ritual is upon us
there's probably this universe where things could've gone differently, yes, but you're not in that universe, and that's just something you'll have to live with
you could try to make things different, if you can, but if not, the only thing you can really do is just keep moving forward. day by day, things will get better
it's not the end of the world for you. keep going
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