I am in a situation where I need a surgery so will 100% hit my out of pocket maximum. The max, 8K, is fortunately something we can readily afford. The only thing that scares me are all the scary stories about how they get completely screwed over for supposedly covered procedures and are in debt tens of thousands at once. What I do to prevent this possibility or are those detrimental stories are from people who do not have any coverage??? My insurance is with United.

I have Medi-Cal currently. I just got hired at a job that would make me ineligible for it. I tried cancelling my Medi-Cal but they're asking for proof of salary or something of the sorts. I still have not gotten paid but I will be paid biweekly and I have 30 days to enroll myself into the work benefits. If I submit the proof, am I still able to enroll into HSA from my job and not get into any trouble? Not sure at what point they will kick me off of the MediCal benefits after I send them an employment letter or whatever proof they want to see.

Hi everyone- a lady hit me with her car and 2 others. There is a limits issue and the insurance adjuster said i MUST go through my insurance to fix the car. I don't want too - I would rather just get what I can and fix the rest out of pocket. The insurance adjuster said there's nothing I can do until hear from your insurance company. Is this true? They will 1. Not give me any money at all. 2. I HAVE to go through my insurance. My car is under my parents insurance and I don't want to touch their stuff. I don't care if I'm not at fault. This was only temporary until I got my own insurance.

Is there a difference in how United Healthcare covers their insureds if it’s through the workplace vs the ACA (marketplace)? I currently have UHC through my work and it’s not as bad as people say. I’m thinking about retiring early and getting UHC via the marketplace but I’ve been reading there is a huge rate of denials or delays for basic care. Is there a difference between the two? Anyone had UHC via their work and then switched to the ACA UHC?

State Farm is discontinuing the policy for my 3-unit multifamily rental property. My umbrella policy is also with State Farm. My agent told me umbrella will cover the rental property if a new policy I find is A-rated (i.e. by AM best, JD power, etc) and underlying liability limit of $500k is purchased. Is it really true that the new policy for my rental property must be an A-rated insurer? What if it is less than an A-rating or not even rated at all? Insurance is insurance, isn't it? It is becoming extremely difficult to find a good, quality top-rated insurer that will write a new policy for rental property (building) that is 70 years old.

Location: Georgia I rented a car in canada, but am a US citizen living in Georgia. The rental company (Turo) is claiming damage that I did not cause and wants me to pay. They say if I do not pay they will “send it to collections”. The company does also exist in the US, but since the rental was in canada, do they have any ability to try and collect from me?

**Old National Bank Holding My E-Title Hostage – Beware If You Need to Sell Your Vehicle** Just a heads-up for anyone dealing with **Old National Bank** and **electronic titles**—if you plan on selling your vehicle, **expect a MINIMUM 10-day delay** before they release it. I am trying to sell my truck on Facebook Marketplace, but when I went to get the title released, **Old National Bank told me it's their policy that E-Titles take at least 10 days to process, with no way to expedite it.** This has been an absolute nightmare because I have a buyer ready to go, but I’m stuck waiting on the bank’s slow system. No workaround, no exceptions—just their policy, and I have to deal with it. If you're planning to sell a vehicle and your title is held electronically with Old National, **be prepared for unnecessary delays** and frustrated buyers. Just wanted to put this out there in case it helps someone avoid the same headache. Has anyone else dealt with this nonsense? Is there ANY way to speed this up?

[Ontario, Canada] Might not be the best place to ask this, but I was unable to find anywhere else. Following a car accident that was not my fault, my vehicle was totaled. My insurance provider, TD Insurance, paid off the car loan, and during the process, the agent proposed deducting my deductible from their payment to the finance company, with the understanding that they would later recover this amount from the other party's insurance. However, almost six months have passed, and I have yet to receive the deductible reimbursement. When I inquired, the TD agent explained that they have had difficulty contacting the other insurance company, citing a recent instance where they were on hold for over an hour without success. As this is my first experience with such a situation, I would appreciate guidance on how to proceed.

Hello, and thanks in advance for any suggestions. I have a 2024 and a 2025 FSA - for simplicity lets say theres 750 in each. We had a hospital stay for the birth of a child, admit on 12/30/24 and discharge on 1/2/25. Total bill 800. I need to pay the 2024 expenses with the 2024 FSA, and 2025 with the new 2025 FSA. Hospital tells me to contact blue cross, blue cross tells me to contact hospital. Neither FSA companies help. Hospital gave a detailed invoice, but the invoice is a mess and impossible for me to split into services given in 2024/2025. The invoice shows the full charges before insurance. i asked blue cross to provide me with what I an responsibke for, split between the two years so I can call and manually charge each FSA for thier respective years… then pray the fsa will take the invoice as a reciept cus I cant get an EOB split by year… This is all a mess, Im exhausted with a baby and JUST WANT TO USE MY OWN MONEY I paid into these stupid FSA’s. To make it worse my employer chsnged FSA providers so I have 2 seperate fsa companies to submit these charges. Any tips?

My wife has started seeing a new therapist who she seems to really like. The therapist is out of network for our insurance (Cigna) and I think does only self-pay, but issues a superbill at the end of the month that we can submit for reimbursement. This superbill contains her NPI number but not her TIN. I have submitted claims with these superbills to Cigna but they have been denied due to lacking a TIN. After seeing the denials I googled and found that this provider is a sole proprietor therefore her TIN is actually her SSN, and that it is a relatively common practice for solo therapists to be structured this way instead of through an LLC. If she declines to provide a TIN to our insurance company is our only recourse finding a different provider? I’m not going to ask my wife to switch but just want to understand the lay of the land.