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LuckyCharms

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11. This shit is common with these companies.

Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:45 PM

Jan 2018

It is not legal according to your post from the article, but apparently they don't care. I guess there is no one putting the hammer down on them for this activity...so they continue to do it.

It's more than infuriating.

Try not to think about it until you need to, or else your blood pressure will rise. Seriously, this kind of stuff make me want to move to another country.

PS....I have "good" insurance, and I just got a bill for an ER visit and related tests. I threw it in the garbage. I ain't paying it.

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Can anyone believe this shit?! [View all] Ohiogal Jan 2018 OP

So I guess Anthem prefers to pay for the ambulance to travel to your house while Vinca Jan 2018 #1

oh, hell no onethatcares Jan 2018 #14

Don't worry. They'll be sued by life insurance companies for wrongful death Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #24

ACA wouldnt allow this, how is this happening? Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #2

That is my thought. There were laws enacted to stop this type of abuse by insurance cos in the ACA. Maraya1969 Jan 2018 #9

This is actually common, my group health JenniferJuniper Jan 2018 #3

This happened to me years ago gvstn Jan 2018 #7

Common but not legal under ACA but the insurance companies don't have to care (link inside) to get uponit7771 Jan 2018 #32

Yeah - It's Been That Way for Years Leith Jan 2018 #38

I absolutely hate going to the ER. It's crowded and noisy and there is always a triage wait. CTyankee Jan 2018 #4

Insurance companies have too much power. MontanaMama Jan 2018 #5

Indiana Insurance Commissioner says it's ok dalton99a Jan 2018 #6

When you call your doctor you are ALWAYS told, "If this is an emergency hang up and call 911" Maraya1969 Jan 2018 #10

Problem is, the insurance company gets to decide JenniferJuniper Jan 2018 #17

Okay Ohiogal Jan 2018 #8

This shit is common with these companies. LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #11

You aren't the only one, Lucky Ohiogal Jan 2018 #12

I got a notice from Medicare to have a complete examination. kentuck Jan 2018 #13

And the RepubliCONS groused that government-run healthcare .. CousinIT Jan 2018 #15

Irony is now potentially fatal. dchill Jan 2018 #37

Our health care system ensures that all Americans have the right pecosbob Jan 2018 #16

If the E.R. doesn't admit you, more than likely you're going to pay. sarcasmo Jan 2018 #18

but, the solution to shitty health care insurance companies was to force eveyone to buy it. KG Jan 2018 #19

Insurance companies have always done this. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #20

Doctors say over and over again that if you think you're having a heart attack, you should go to the WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #21

AMEN!!!!! Ohiogal Jan 2018 #26

And sometimes women . . . Sam McGee Jan 2018 #35

Wait 'till someone dies when they should have gone to the ER GETPLANING Jan 2018 #22

Medicare for all Americans. PatrickforO Jan 2018 #23

From the article, it's illegal, and here's where to appeal an illegal insurance co's decision: pnwmom Jan 2018 #25

The first thing any insurance company does is try not to pay. Ohioboy Jan 2018 #27

Yeah, had Hillary been elected we might have a public option. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #29

That has been going on for years. years ago we had a Prudential HMO who did this. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #28

Disgusting Stardust1 Jan 2018 #30

I was told by my cardiologist to go to the ER to have a possible TIA checked, today. Frustratedlady Jan 2018 #31

Just one more humbled_opinion Jan 2018 #33

I'm and Advanced Life Support EMT . . . Sam McGee Jan 2018 #34

the idea that people need to self-diagnose Skittles Jan 2018 #40

I THINK HMOs require you get authorization for that. BC sells mainly HMOs. Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #36

One of my physician colleagues was listening to a webinar... 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #39