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My Subsidized Life
Hey, I’m cheaper than the XM2010 and more fun to hang out with
A couple of days ago, I began noticing an annoying pain under my tongue wayyy in the back, like almost in my ear. At first, I thought I’d chipped a tooth back there. After a flurry of back and forth texts to my new student dentist — those kids grow up and graduate so quickly — and after Dr. AleXander peered in there with a flashlight we realized what we were dealing with was your common, ordinary canker sore. Probably.
I started the salt water rinses (OUCH!).
Yesterday, I got out of the apartment before the heat really kicked up — July, NYC, you know — and took my canker sore to CityMD. Having danced this dance before I didn’t even bother going over to the front desk. I dutifully went to the “kiosk” and started the electronic check-in.
Photo front and back of my state ID, check that each page of information is right, click yes on my health care insurance information (still Medicaid for another three months) and then the magic screen appears:
Co-pay due today: $0
This is where I bow my head in humble appreciation for the American taxpayer.
Yes, yes. I know I’ve dissed you in the past and — fair warning — will do so in the future mostly because you are in…
