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loudsue

(14,087 posts)
3. I'm 64 years old. United Health Care (group policy for local government) DENIED my flu shot!!!
Mon Dec 16, 2013, 09:03 PM
Dec 2013

Just about an hour ago, I went to Walgreens to get my flu shot, and the pharmacist (whom I know, and I know his family) looked at me, puzzled, and said, "United Health Care won't pay for it. They just turned you down."



Last week, they told my doctor that they wouldn't cover another prescription she wanted me to take. They told her she had to prescribe a drug that they WANTED to cover.

Granted, United Health Care is as close to the WORST in the world, but no flu shot for a senior citizen? Thank god that Al Franken and Obama were on the same team on this. We need more & more regulations on the insurance industry, and we need to get that industry the hell out of health CARE.

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LOL, Al saved the day again ... MindMover Dec 2013 #1
K & R Scurrilous Dec 2013 #2
I'm 64 years old. United Health Care (group policy for local government) DENIED my flu shot!!! loudsue Dec 2013 #3
No flu shot is blowing my mind when babylonsister Dec 2013 #5
I'll get the flu shot, one way or another. It just blew me away that they turned it down, loudsue Dec 2013 #7
They likely want you to go to your doctor for the flu shot Trekologer Dec 2013 #8
I'm having issues with United Health. mwooldri Dec 2013 #18
K&R Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #4
why you kickin at me?!?!? them's fightin actions! time for some kickboxin! dionysus Dec 2013 #9
Hey dion! You still "kickin"? Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #20
you point that karate choppin' hand at me, and i will deploy the power fist!11! dionysus Dec 2013 #21
Meanwhile, RW Watch reports on wingut's concerns for Obama's state of health and mind: freshwest Dec 2013 #6
LOL, rush, a straight up junkie... brings up drugs... dionysus Dec 2013 #10
I imagine that.. we just got told on this board the other night that Cha Dec 2013 #11
Ha! Opinions obviously differ. babylonsister Dec 2013 #12
I personally saved $5,316 in premiums this year Holly_Hobby Dec 2013 #13
That's equal to new a car payment every month you saved. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #23
I'd love to know what they did with the Holly_Hobby Dec 2013 #24
Obama and Franken....great team! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #14
Kudos to Obama and Franken! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #15
It's like lower taxes. I love lower taxes!!! ffr Dec 2013 #16
More benefits of ProSense Dec 2013 #17
I love my junior senator. geardaddy Dec 2013 #19
Still have a long way to go..... mdbl Dec 2013 #22
+ ananda Dec 2013 #25
Suck it, RepubliBaggers Berlum Dec 2013 #26
DU rec...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #27
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