About This Comic
Claim Denied is a comic about how billing codes, compliance checkboxes, and bureaucracy took over American healthcare.
Doctors are no longer independent. Patients are no longer at the center of care. Instead, we have a monstrosity: a system that prioritizes bureaucracy over health. There’s no personalization. There’s no heart.
Physicians are disillusioned. Patients are fed up.
How did we get here?
Follow our disillusioned doctor, our cold and calculating hospital administrator, our meddling economist, and the faceless, Kafkaesque CMS to find out.
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Created and scripted by a neurosurgeon who discovered that the real challenge in American medicine isn’t in the OR.
It’s in the policy.
Illustrated by Bachan, an acclaimed Mexican comic artist known for expressive, satirical work. His bold, dynamic style brings absurdity to life, the perfect match for a story about CMS.
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Be part of a community of readers who share your curiosity and frustration. Jump into the comments, support the work, or just follow along as we expose the mess beneath the billing codes.
We're building a space for anyone who’s curious about healthcare — whether you're a practicing doctor, a policy wonk, or just someone trying to understand why the system feels so broken.
Your voice matters here.
Share your insights. Ask questions. Call out errors. Vent your frustrations. Help us make this story sharper and more complete.
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