Bipolar Bear and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Health Insurance
A Fable for Grownups
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A Fable for Grownups
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A graphic novel about navigating the US medical insurance system and receiving fair and adequate coverage for mental illness. Based on the author's own experience in being treated for bipolar disorder.
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The book is a good illustration (haha pun) of bipolar disorder, health insurance is still seemingly needlessly complicated, and at a certain point I felt that the story turned into a cathartic story of good triumphing over a clear evil.
The afterword is fantastic. Founds talks about calling ahead to insure (haha another pun) that her insurance covers a psychiatrist at a Stanford clinic is told ‘yes' and then has to pay $650. I am livid on her behalf and she's absolutely right that in addition to having the stress of experiencing bipolar disorder she also has to cope with the added stress of dealing with health insurance.
