Dancing to the Tune
It's a cruel melody when you have to sing again and again to convince your insurance company that you really are sick and need some help. It's even worse when you next have to dance to the tune so that they'll agree to cover a medication or a treatment. And then they make you wait until they've gotten all the proper authorization forms to let you undergo the procedure or take the pill. They hold your life in their hands, and they feel no remorse when they start to squeeze so hard it feels like it's turning to dust.
The only way to get past the problem is to sing louder, longer. To drown out their tinny melody with a full-throated song of your own. And bring a six-piece combo if you can get one. Better yet, an orchestra. Be the gnat that they can't swat away, and revel in their discomfort. Yes, it requires effort, but there is a certain satisfaction in realizing that you have the power to change your life for the better, if only you try.