That explains a lot

I have a co-worker who comes up with the weirdest stuff. She spouted some "fact" yesterday. Another co-worker called her on it:

"Where did you read that?"

"In the ONION."

It took 15 minutes and three people to explain the ONION to her. I'm not kidding.

Prior Authorizations

Part of my duties at work (dumped on me until a new person was hired, then not redistributed) includes handling Prior Authorizations for prescriptions. Insurance companies have figured out that if they make the doctor jump through hoops with a bunch of paperwork, the insurance companies will have to pay for fewer prescriptions.

When I started doing these in January, I'd get 6-10 per week. This has been steadily increasing. I worked on 16 just today. Healthcare insurance in the U.S. sucks ass.