My primary care provider is a PA with a family practice. I have seen her many times and paid just my office copay. My last visit was billed as a specialist visit and is requiring the specialist copay. My insurance is saying that they consider PA's to be specialists so are billed accordingly but could not explain why every other visit was billed as an office visit. On their provider directory her copay is listed as the office visit one. I confirmed with my doctor's billing department that they did not bill it any differently so it should not require the specialist copay. I've spent days calling my insurance but every time they "review" the claim they come up with the same answer. Any ideas on how I can get this fixed?

Received this correspondence from our go to body shop. Pre repair/estimate of record phase. Can someone tell me what this means? Wondering if I should look for a less expensive shop, or if this is the case for all legit WA state auto body shops (and our best bet is to ask AllState to pony up). Thank you in advance — THEM: Hi, Allstate has selected a used headlamp from Texas junk yard. I’m not able to buy used parts out of state unless they have a Washington State Wrecker’s License. This could be an out of pocket cost to you up to $1000 if Allstate does not budge on this subject. ‘ Thank you,

Last month, I was laid off. I opted into COBRA with a start date of 04/01. The paperwork was sent to me last Wednesday, I elected into it Thursday, and paid my premium on Friday. Today, I logged into Cigna and it's showing I'm inactive with no insurance. After a few hours of customer service between the COBRA intermediary (WageWorks), they assured me I'm active and it takes a couple of weeks for Cigna to process. They sent things over yesterday and said my insurance would be dated 04/01. On the chat, Cigna wasn't able to help very much (which I understand). Is there anything else I should work on during this transitional time? Or, have others had success with waiting and letting the process work itself out? Thank you all so much!

If this is normal I'm not going to fight it, just stupid because I had NEVER been in an accident before and mine would've been minor had it not damaged my front radar sensor.

I am 20 years old and on my parents insurance. I got prescribed a medication under the impression that they would not be notified but my dad got a call about the prior authorization being approved and also a letter in the mail. Does anyone know how to change this/prevent this happening again in the future?

I feel like the obvious is “absolutely have one.” But friends and family make it feel like a total scam because they’ve had such negative experiences with every alarm company. What are your experiences with home security companies and do you feel like you got what you paid for in regards to home security? (For reference, growing up my parents always had ADT and had such a terrible experience that my dad ripped the monitor out of the wall and told the customer service rep some vulgar things about what he’d rather experience than do business with ADT again). For home security of course I’ll pay the extra price, just want to make sure it’s actually worth it and that they come through for you in the event of emergency.

I bought a car at Carmax within the week, and just got a call that the lender, Ally, is requesting a paid in full letter for a previous vehicle. The vehicle they are asking about was repossessed in 2021. I do not have a paid in full letter, but a cancellation of debt. I'm afraid to submit that and them not fund the loan. Will this hurt me?

My husband has a herniated disc and possibly arthritis, and we’ve been putting off going to the doctor because we’re confused and stressed about what our insurance (Cigna Wellfleet Student) will actually cover. We’re in Rhode Island. From what we can see, the MRI isn’t fully covered under our plan, and possibly other services aren’t either. A regular doctor visit would cost us about $50 out-of-pocket (not sure about the exact term), which isn’t awful, but feels kind of pointless if we can’t afford to get the necessary tests like MRIs anyway. What’s really throwing us off is that a friend of ours, another student with the *same exact plan*, broke their foot, went to the ER, got an MRI and whatever else was needed, and only ended up paying $100 for the ER visit. That’s it. We’re super confused. We’re also hesitant to call the insurance company because we’re scared they’ll be vague or misleading on purpose, or try to hide what’s actually covered to benefit themselves. We feel really stuck and just want to make the best decision for his health without going broke. Has anyone had experience with Cigna Wellfleet Student plans, especially in RI? Any advice on how to navigate this or what we can do to get clearer answers?

I wasted hours giving them information, more personal than any other company asked for, all the while them promising me several times that they are writing policies for my area. When it finally came to the moment of truth they admitted they could give me a quote from Bamboo and the Fair Plan!!! I could've gotten those quotes myself in ten minutes, but instead spent probably 2.5 hours registering family members and giving them SS numbers, confirming phone numbers, etc. I swear they are in the business of compiling personal information rather than providing insurance.

I’m moving out of NY to another state soon for my masters and the school requires that I either have full coverage health insurance or I purchase theirs which is $4,500+. Is there any health insurance plan either in NY or nationally that I can enroll in which would allow me to be seen for any medical purpose out of my home state? My current insurance is health first but it is an HMO which only allows me to be seen at UC/ED for emergent purposes only. The school requires non-emergent purpose insurance as well.