While waiting I've felt my blood pressure rise. My pharmacist informed me this morning that my insurance coverage was cancelled. This after finally gaining approval to have my heart meds covered at the co-pays rate (like the past 30yrs). So now I'm waiting to fight over THIS. 2/
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The person I already spoke with told me my coverage ended on Jan 1. Yet I have paid $3,957.38 for the premiums for January and February. 3/
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Now I am hold AGAIN after having spoken to a third person who has informed me my policy which I have had for 30yrs was cancelled January 1, which is actually when they raised my premium exponentially due to the GOP eviscerating the ACA mandate. 4/
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It would be kinder if the
#GOP went door to door and just killed us outright instead of putting us through this misery of death by a thousand cuts. Every day on here I see other friends talking about the problems they, their kids, their parents are having with insurance. 5/Näytä tämä ketju -
Back on hold. I've been informed that policies can be cancelled at any time for any reason & while there is a record of my payment, that will not be refunded. The person handling this call (the 3rd person I have spoken to) is going to put through a request for reinstatement. 6/
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Reinstatement--if they choose to reinstate me, which they could choose not to do, despite (or because of) the level of my disability and illness--takes 5 to 10 business days. I asked if it could be expedited. No response. 7/
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And now I am completely hysterical as I am on hold AGAIN and the enormity of this is hitting me. And as the woman assisting me told me "Ma'am, this is the government. Premiums always go up every year and we cancel plans all the time." 8/
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And now we are finished. My phone registered 137mins when the call ended. My face is flushed. I had the brief burst of tears but that's over. You can't get hysterical when you have AFib &
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The person helping me said they understood I was upset and that I "had a lot of things going on" wrt my health and told me to have a nice evening and thanked me for calling Blue Cross. Pleasant. Surreal. I really wish The Wife were home. 10/
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They try to frustrate you enough that you will hang up and better not call back
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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