Hi all, thanks in advance for reading this. My situation is this: I’ve started a new job that had 3 options for health insurance. All were blue cross blue shield. 1 option was no hsa but in and out of network coverage. 2 options had hsa’s but one had in and out of network coverage and the other didn’t. I figured I’d get the was with a hsa and no out of network coverage. BCBS is very common where I live and figured no issues. Well, my son had to have surgery but before hand, we gave our new insurance to all the doctors and they said they accepted it with no problems. After the surgery, we received a $16,000 bill with a statement saying all procedures are not covered because we didn’t use in network doctors. So I make some calls and come to find out the nearest doctor or hospital that is in network is 2 hours away! Nothing around me is in network!? BCBS told me I should have chosen the insurance plan with hsa and out of network coverage. I have a 18 month old and a wife. I can’t wait till open enrollment to change health plans… what do I do?

Hello everybody! Thank you so much for all the important information in advance. My personal car was at the shop and I needed to rent a car. I did — from Turo. I purchased a minimum coverage from Turo (my deductible was $3000). Was in traffic going around 15-20mph and the car in front of me slammed their brakes. In order for me to prevent the collision, I swirled to change the lane to the right, hitting their back right corner, and wiped my car through the curbside. They had a scratch and one side of rear bumper got unhooked. The car I was driving had the headlight destroyed, front bumper fully came off, and the driver‘s door stuck. The other party filed a claim with my car insurance. My car insurance does not cover rental. I’m so genuinely confused because my insurance is telling me to figure it all out as they have a balance of $4000 that I am required to pay. And I’m wondering if the other party was supposed to file the claim with Turo? Is my car insurance supposed to be invo

Hey everyone. Need some insight from anyone who can chime in! So I am with Allstate Insurance. I had a collision with my truck (driving slow, hit a patch of black ice and my truck goes right into a transformer box(those green boxes that you usually see somewhere in a residential area ) and my truck is totaled. It’s been 2 months since I’ve filed the claim and I’ve basically heard nothing since. I have been calling 3-4 times a week, leaving 2-3 emails a week. Basically nothing. Just curious what should I do since it seems like claims never should take this long?

I have been paying for Embrace Pet Insurance for nearly a year. I submitted a claim recently and apparently I was supposed to get my dogs an exam BEFORE the policy began. The dogs had an exam 16 days after the policy began. Now they are refusing to pay claims despite the fact that they happily took my money for the last year. These people are scammers. Beware!

Location: Arizona Was in an accident and Farmers client was at fault. I had borrowed a car but had to return it. My insurance company offered a total loss on my car that was being repaired which I accepted but I had to rent a car while I looked for a new one (which took a week ) Farmers is refusing to pay for that rental because they said they are not legally obligated to pay for anything after the offer was made to pay for my old car. Is this correct ?

I am 21 and the oldest “dependent” on the insurance aside from my parents, we are under Molina/Medicaid. We are a family of five, with 2 minors in the home, our ages are: 50s, 50s, 12, 16, and 21(me). My parents file taxes together for a sole proprietor business that they own. Earlier in the year, we renewed are insurance and everything went smoothly and we opted to enroll in the system where Molina automatically enters your tax information for you that they receive from the IRS. My parents typically make ~80-90k combined, but after business expenses, taxes, and bills, they only bring home 30-40k a year. Basically, our family lives off of the 30-40k, NOT the bigger number. This hasn’t changed at all in the past few years, nor has it been an issue for our insurance. However, this year, we received a notice in the mail that none of us are eligible to stay on the insurance and that our insurance ran out on March 31, 2025. While I’m planning on calling Molina soon, I did see that it states that we made nearly 90k, when that isn’t the case. I think this may be an issue from the automation system not taking the accurate data for us. Does anyone else have similar issues or can explain my situation? Edit: my parents’ adjusted gross income is 30-40k for those who may be confused. I’m sorry if I didn’t clarify earlier Edit 2: I figured out the issue. I got off the phone and it turns out they never received our tax info, so we have to reapply. We’re planning on visiting our county insurance office and they just need some proof of income. Thank you for the comments!

Hey everyone! I just got an 8-week-old Australian Shepherd and signed him up for a policy with Pets Best. After reading through the contract, I noticed they have a clause that says even undocumented or undiagnosed conditions can be considered “pre-existing” if the pet showed any signs or symptoms before the policy start date or during the waiting period. Now I’m kinda paranoid and want to protect myself in case they try to deny anything later and try to blame it on that clause. I’ve read stuff online about insurances doing that. Has anyone else done a routine vet checkup right after enrolling, just to have something on file that says the pup was healthy at the start of the policy? Did it help? I’m thinking of doing one this week just for that reason. Would love to hear what others did — or if anyone’s dealt with a similar denial. Trying to play it smart before something pops up!

Last Sunday, I was having dinner with family when a drunk driver left the restaurant parking lot and decided to take my parked truck with him. Thankfully, nobody was in the vehicle, but the damage was significant — around $6,000 according to the repair shop. The other driver's insurance accepted liability and is covering the damages to my truck, which is good. But here’s where it gets frustrating. I live alone in a rural area and have no other transportation. I work weekend shifts (Friday–Sunday) with regular overtime (usually two extra 12-hour days). Because I had no vehicle, I missed work this weekend. The truck was towed to the shop, but they can’t begin repairs until *two Mondays from now*. The insurance company told me they won’t cover a rental car until repairs actually begin, even though their policyholder was 100% at fault and drunk. How is that fair? I'm out two weeks of transportation and potentially $1,800 in lost wages because of this. I’ve never filed a claim before, and I feel totally lost in this process. Some questions: 1. Can I push the insurance company to cover a rental now, not just when repairs start? 2. Is there a way to claim lost wages due to this incident? I have no PTO, and this is directly affecting my livelihood. 3. Should I be speaking to an attorney about this, or is there another route to escalate the claim? Any advice or guidance would be really appreciated. Update- I live in Maine but the accident happened in new Hampshire if that makes a difference.

Recently, my cat had to be rushed to the ER due to urinary blockage (FLUTD) , I submitted his bills, which rounded up to 7k, but the insurance denied it as pre-existing. * Pet had not prior diagnosis or sign of illness in the past with a clean record * Vet stated that he had issues peeing in an instance of stress due to construction and not due to FLUTD, and recommended Feliway Diffusers * Vet also wrote a letter for me specifying that the symptoms were not related to pre-existing FLUTD Now at the time that he started to show symptoms of blockage and straining the policy was already active and the waiting period was over. Am I crazy for thinking that them using past symptoms that were specified to not be related to deny my claim is actually wrong, and this emergency should fall under coverage?

Got into a crash in the state of FL, parked in a parking spot and had to realign myself to be straight. The parking spots are aligned at a 45 degree angle. I reversed just enough that my rear wheels were visible, there was no vehicle next to me parked that could’ve potentially been blocking the vision of my vehicle, I was in the travel lane and as I was about to shift into drive, a vehicle driving westbound hit me in my rear-end and spun me around facing the opposite direction of travel, the whole back end of my vehicle is smashed in and not drive-able. It’s a 15mph travel zone and safe to say nobody drives 15mph through this spot. The damage of my vehicle definitely looks like more like 25-30mph. Cops talked to me and other driver but in the written statement wrote that I was reversing and then got hit which wasn’t true. Also said that it’s a no-fault state and so she could’ve written me a ticket. I’ve only had the car for barely a month and paid $3k for it, I have progressive insurance at the state-minimum required. After the crash my back and shoulder hurt. I just want to know what can I do, any help is really appreciated because I need a new car as soon as possible. Location: Florida