Not really sure the best place to post this question. My health insurance fully covers labwork, which I confirmed with them prior to getting an MMR immunity test earlier this month. As in they couldn't find anything in my coverage about specific tests because I have 100% coverage. So day of my appointment imagine my surprise when the phlebotomist at my doctors office says I owe $40 to quest for the lab work(in addition to my $25 copay that I paid at the front desk). I thought it was weird, but figured I'd get a refund when I got my EOB. So I hand over my debit card, she enters the info on her computer, draws my blood, and then I go on my way. Today I get the EOB for that visit and it says, as expected, I shouldn't have paid anything for that visit. So I check both my bank accounts only to find there is no $40 charge for Quest anywhere. And then I remember the same thing happened in January with Labcorp. I went to a physical Labcorp location for bloodwork ordered by my dermatologist, they said I owed some amount upfront, I handed over my card, then when I got my EOB it said I owed nothing, but when I checked my bank statements there wasn't a charge from Labcorp at all. Nothing the day of, and nothing on subsequent days for a refund. What is happening? Are they somehow able to void the charge so that it completely disappears from my bank statements when it turns out my insurance fully covered it? In the future I'm going to be getting screenshots of any posted charges(and asking for a receipt), just to prove I'm not losing my mind. If they didn't charge my card on the day of my appointment, would they have charged it later upon learning I did owe something. Can they even legally charge my card at a later date, or would they have to send me a bill in that situation? With the Labcorp charge I thought maybe I'd misremembered paying because I've been getting lab work there for years and never even had to stop at the front desk. My insurance at work did change from UHC to BCBS this year, but our coverage stayed the same. But I know for sure I handed over my debit card to the phlebotomist at my doctors office and watched her enter the card information on her computer. Though I don't remember if I got a notification of the charge on my banking app. Do I still have to keep giving them my card if I know my insurance fully covers lab work but for some reason they are lying and saying I owe money upfront and then the charges are vanishing?

Location: Tennessee My wife (German) and I (US) bought tickets from the US to Canada with Costco Travel before things got rough. My wife still has her maiden name on her passport and my last name on her green card. We have both abided by the law and have no criminal history. It is a bit scary seeing Germans and other EU citizens detained in such traumatic ways, and I do not want my wife going through the same process. We cannot get our money back as the insurance does not offer refunds and Costco cannot offer any refunds on anything but Air Canada flights, which must have an end destination in Canada. Right now, I have a few options, but I would love to see what type of risk we would be taking here if we decided to go anyway. We really can’t afford to throw away that money, and it might be the risk is rather low. 1. I am contacting the German embassy to make a statement on her passport in relation to her green card. 2. I am contacting my credit card company to see if get a refund. I know some offer travel benefits and protection. 3. Get the refund for Air Canada and use those credits for visiting my wife’s family later through Canada. The downside is I would have to buy more flight tickets in a recessionary environment. We would love to change it to a domestic trip, but is there anything I can do to get my money back or make it safer to travel to Canada and back into the US

Hello, I'm in Oregon and hoping to get some insight on receiving a non-renewal notice on my homeowners insurance from Progressive due to a wildfire risk score of 21 (out of 50). How is the wildfire risk score calculated? A wildfire risk map and assessment released by Oregon State University show my property as being in the low risk category, so receiving this notice of non-renewal is a little confusing. Thank you for any insight you can provide.

My husband had a emergency surgery for his appendix on February. We just received his EOB and it says denied because the provider didn't pre authorized the service and that we shouldn't be billed for it. The bill is $37,000. Our insurance is through Aetna. What does this mean? Do we really not owe anything? Or will the hospital still bill us? TIA Unable to call insurance since they are already closed. Edit: The hospital is in network.

Hi all, I’m in a common and frustrating position revolving around paying for health insurance. Here is my situation. I work part-time and go to school part-time, so I don’t qualify for full-time benefits for work or any equivalent part-time healthcare offers in Michigan So that’s the first part. I gross about $600 a month working and my healthcare premium is $650 a month alone for BCBSM HMO Gold plan. It just is not feasible to pay that much for healthcare anymore- especially, out of pocket in full. What I do have is Medicaid and CarePayment accounts that help me cover the costs and pay down medical debt in a reasonable time frame. I need some coverage because I have a mental health condition and commonly use: medications, psychiatry, therapy, and labs. I am wondering if I can get by just with MI Medicaid. Is that risky since Medicaid has very low reimbursement rates? Or is it reasonable to go with Medicaid and just try to be frugal medically? What I want to avoid is going for routine procedures and leaving with a $1200 bill, AND paying $650 a month only to use it half hazardously. Thanks.

Can someone help me with Lemonade pet insurance? My pet policy is 80% reimbursement, $250 deductible, $10,000 annual. My dog went to the vet to get a mass checked out and got bloodwork done. My plan doesn't cover exams or bloodwork. Cytology was $185 and fine needle aspiration was $40. In this case, the eligible cost that would go towards the deductible is the cytology exam and fine needle aspiration, which adds up to $225. I was under the impression Lemonade paid out 80% AFTER the deductible is met. But Lemonade just got back to me, and it shows that they covered 80% of the $225, which is $180. Which means I still have to pay $70 until my deductible is met, instead of $25. I thought the 80% was only for reimbursement after the deductible, not 80% coverage of the deductible. Is this how all pet insurance work?

I have a senior cat who just turned 14. I had him since 1 year, and always had Banfield, thinking that was the insurance. (To make me feel less bad, pet insurance wasn't a thing back then :( so please don't blame me too much.) My other cat who was 14, passed away recently, and all the bills left me in burden. So I heard about the insurance, and was trying to sign up for my other one, but I've also heard about insurance nightmare stories. I'm now really worried that they would just deny everything, saying it was a pre-existing condition. I would truly truly appreciate if there is a way to ensure coverage based on my current situation: * Everything is recorded in Banfield, where I took him regularly for his routine checkup since I brought him home. * My cat is chonky (24 lbs) * Already had asthma when I brought him as a kitten (but it wasn't severe and got better so no treatment was given) * Last October, the doctor said he has heart murmur 3/6 and put that in the note * They also noted he has a tartar on his teeth (would that make any dental related disease claim denied?) My biggest concern is the heart murmur... would they just deny everything heart related? Any tips and advice would truly be appreciated. Thank you so so much.

Not sure this belongs here because it's not car/home etc. but I had a weird experience with travel insurance on my credit card. My wife and I were headed for a wedding then she got covid a few days ahead, so I put in a claim for the nonrefundable hotel. When nothing happened with the claim over a couple weeks I called their customer service number and was told that the claim required a signed doctor's note saying that we were unable to travel. We \*weren't\* unable to travel so I just gave up. Now, sometime later, I get a notice that they're paying the claim. The only explanation I can think of, since what they said on the phone seems to match the published benefits, is that the claim was so small that they decided to pay anyway, perhaps to help metrics of some sort. Is this a thing? I really don't see in retrospect why they would pay if they didn't absolutely have to, although I will admit that my feelings about the credit card (on which we spend a lot of money) were souring. Perhaps it was just a courtesy? Anyone know how this works in practice? I'm trying to figure out to what extent I should really trust this credit card.

I unwisely booked a 4 day festival ticket that I don’t think I can attend. I have a pre existing condition and at the time, I didn’t consider how my impaired my mental and physical stamina is. I’m trying to file my claim but I’m worried because pre existing conditions are excluded. I’m seeing a psychiatrist and therapist about OCD however (which factors into why I can’t go all four days). Will Allianz accept this reason and documentation for it?

So I signed up for State Farm Auto/Renters insurance and all was well. I decided to switch agents because I was not happy with the communication speed I had with the old agent, so i submitted an Agent Change request online. It has been more than a month since the original request and only the Renters Policy moved. The requests show complete, but now I noticed my Auto Policy completely disappeared from my account. Did they mess this up and cancel my policy? I haven’t gotten any emails or documents online stating this. This has been so frustrating and I just want to not have a lapse in coverage for their mistake. Has anyone dealt with this or something similar?