Michael E. Bierman, E.
UTTERLY WORTHLESS
UTTERLY WORTHLESS. Getting timely healthcare in remote Alaska can at times be challenging. My wife, a Doctor of Pharmacy with 25 years experience who knows far more about drugs than medical doctors or osteopaths do, was quite sick. She sat next to a person on an airplane who had coughed in her face the whole flight, refusing to cover his mouth. For eight hours. She quickly got sick. She had a horrible cough and produced volumes of sticky bright green sputum, indicating probable bacterial infection. 98point6 allowed her to consult from the relative comfort of home. Except they were USELESS. They asked her what she wanted and why. She explained she needed a broad spectrum antibiotic and steroids. This provider diagnosed her with pneumonia, but refused to give her any medication to treat the underlying illness itself. After a serious struggle, they phoned in cough treatment ONLY. But first, THEY DEMANDED SHE GO IN PERSON TO A DOC-IN-THE-BOX FOR COVID HOAX TESTING. Then to call them back with results. Why on earth would Telehealth think this was a good idea? Why not simply go to the local facility in person in the first place if this was an option? Ridiculous! So, I drove and got the required covid test, which came back negative. My wife called 98point6 back and they STILL REFUSED to give her anything to treat the actual illness. She ended up suffering for more than a week without treatment, and missed five days of work. She coughed so hard she threw up four times. What on earth was the point of this "treatment"? Of course, she couldn't help giving it to me, as she remained contagious since she was given nothing to treat the underlying illness itself. Thus, due to this worthless company, we both unnecessarily suffered with this illness, which could have been almost instantly curtailed, or prevented entirely, in my case, with a simple antibiotic. UTTERLY WORTHLESS. AVOID this service. They will not help you.