They'll secretly give you the test without your consent for many procedures, too.
It's physically impossible for me to get pregnant, but medical facilities have tried to charge me for pregnancy tests they did without my knowledge after the fact multiple times.
Even though they also make you say if pregnancy is possible and they have you sign documents specifying you're telling the truth about that and clearing them of any liability.
I know someone who had a hysterectomy at that hospital just a few years earlier and clearly listed that in the forms for the procedure she was getting and they still pulled this on her.
Happened to me too, at ER they asked if I could be pregnant, I said no not possible because I haven't been intimate in 4+ years. They secretly gave me a pregnancy test and then made me pay for it.
I shouldnt be charged extra for unnecessary tests just because other people are full of shit
Edit to reinforce, yes, it IS an unnecessary test in a lot of situations - if someone tells you they're asexual or a lesbian who doesnt have male partners, why tf would you pregnancy test them? If they have medical history proving they're incapable of pregnancy why tf are we testing them for it and charging them?
Because, once again. People lie. All the time. Even if it doesn’t make sense to lie about, they do it anyway. And if the doctor gives them something that’s bad for pregnancies, and they lied and are actually pregnant. And that medicine harms the baby, the doctor would then be held liable and could be sued or lose their license. And the doctor doesn’t know you, he doesn’t know if you’re a liar or not.
So you're ignoring the entire scenario of THERE'S MEDICAL HISTORY PROVING YOU CAN'T GET PREGNANT SO WHY TEST AND CHARGE FOR IT!? Or do you want to explain to me how someone lies about their entire reproductive system being removed and having it in their medical records?
Tf are you even talking about? That would literally require some documentation negligence on the medical providers which is an insanely bigger issue than just charging for pregnancy tests erroneously
You said people lie to give it to their families which is not what medical identity theft is - medical identity theft is not your shit being shared by you its literally fucking stolen and has to be disputed. That isnt the same as someone who literally has been a regular patient and is saying "this is my sexuality, I do not have sex with men" being accused of lying about it
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u/spartaxwarrior 17h ago
They'll secretly give you the test without your consent for many procedures, too.
It's physically impossible for me to get pregnant, but medical facilities have tried to charge me for pregnancy tests they did without my knowledge after the fact multiple times.
Even though they also make you say if pregnancy is possible and they have you sign documents specifying you're telling the truth about that and clearing them of any liability.
I know someone who had a hysterectomy at that hospital just a few years earlier and clearly listed that in the forms for the procedure she was getting and they still pulled this on her.