I was insured through United Healthcare via my employer in Texas. My employer paid premiums monthly to cover the following month’s insurance (monthly payroll). On March 12, 2025, all employees were notified via work email that we were being placed on unpaid furlough effective immediately. We were told we would still be paid for work performed from March 1–11, with payroll running as usual at the end of the month. I didn’t hear anything else from my employer until April 2, when I received a letter in my personal email stating that we had all been officially terminated effective March 21, 2025. The issue is that I saw a specialist and had exams done on March 24, unaware that I had technically been laid off on March 21. The same day I received notice of separation (April 2), I called United Healthcare to check on my coverage. They told me my insurance appeared to be active and didn’t show any indication that it had ended. However, when I checked the United Healthcare app today (April 5), it now says my coverage ended March 21, and they have denied the claims from my March 24 visit. I had no way of knowing my coverage (or job) had ended at the time of the appointment. I’m concerned my employer backdated the termination or insurance cancellation, and I’m now stuck with bills for services I reasonably believed would be covered. Has anyone dealt with something like this before? What are my options here? Should coverage have continued through the end of March? Additional information: I have since found out my employer filed for bankruptcy, without letting any of us know, and none of the employees were paid for their time worked in March 1 - 11th. Any help or guidance would be appreciated I’m unsure how to navigate this situation.

I usually get my glucose sensors direct billed, but every once in a while I will have to pay out of pocket if one stops working. What irritates me is I’ll submit the claim — and it won’t cover what it will when direct billed. I’m talking $100 less when self submitted. I call them, they say it should be covered as normal and they’ll look into it — but I see nothing on my end saying the claim is being reevaluated, and no secondary deposit. Months later, nothing. I get the sensors direct billed… normal coverage. Submitted another receipt, and it comes back $100 short. Before you say to just go and get the prescription at the pharmacy where they process my insurance, it’s an hour bus each way. The pharmacy I get the sensor at out of pocket is within walking distance. As for why I don’t transfer to that pharmacy… 10% less coverage, which for my medication is an extra $200 per month AT LEAST. Any advice to actually have Canada Life follow up on their processing error?

Hey My dog and I are moving to NYC this fall. She's a 3 year old spayed beagle. I did some research and lemonade was suppose to be the cheapest option but they are quoting me 107 dollars per month for a 80% deductible! What is happening? Any other options for pet insurance? I was hoping to be under 25 dollars per month for my pet so that I can put another 15 towards renters insurance. I am a student for the next year and a half so I wanted to be careful with money just for the next year and a half. Any help will be appreciated ! Edit 1: you guys have been so helpful with such amazing suggestions! Moving internationally all these suggestions will help me make the safest decision for my girl! So thank you so very much !!

Looking for updated info — my pet’s annual dental cleaning usually runs **$900–$1,200** (under anesthesia, with X-rays). **Nationwide’s wellness plan used to reimburse for it**, but I just found out that plan is **being discontinued** or no longer offers the same benefit. Most "wellness add-ons" I’ve looked at (like Figo, Spot, etc.) only reimburse **$75 or less** for dental cleanings, which barely makes a dent in the total cost. Has anyone found **a provider that actually covers full dental cleanings** under wellness or medical plans? Either as part of a **preventive package** or through **major dental** coverage?

FYI Thin Blue Line Benefits now has a company called Live Freely Health contacting members about claims. I got an email and then called them. TBL did not send out a message stating this would happen. The rep at Live Freely said they are just letting people know the claims will be processed. I personally call it "buying time" and would not give them any personal information.

Hello, I just found this sub. I am looking at getting pet insurance. I have a 3 month old cavapoo. I was going to go with fetch until I saw all these horror stories. I am in Canada. Any suggestions? I got quoted $108 with trupanion. Seems high. Fetch was like $60 with the wellness. I notice they all jack up premiums based on whatever yearly too. Even if trupanion says it's not based on age, they can blame it on whatever. I asked them and they said they're is not cap on how much premiums can increase. I understand it's a gamble. Might never need it but I want the piece of mind of having coverage.

I have a two year old mixed breed dog he has been on Fetch pet insurance since I adopted him as a puppy. I was paying about $25/month. The first year I did not make any claims so it did not increase. This past year I did have to make about $5,000 in claims which led to an IBD diagnosis. I have not made any claims since then. I just got my renewal notice and the new monthly cost is around $60/month. This doesn’t seem reasonable for the low coverage limit I have. This seems like an excessive increase. Is it worth switching pet insurance to something that has better coverage and is less than half the price but won’t cover pre-existing conditions and just saving the extra money for when it’s needed? What would you guys do?

Sorry this is a long story Late May 2024, my husband was rear-ended, his car totaled. We have full coverage, so we opened a claim with our insurance, the same evening as the accident. Police came to take report, which they found the other driver at fault. They included that my husband was injured but refused an ambulance. We went to urgent care the next morning and he was diagnosed with a concussion and told to not work or drive for a few days. The other driver claimed to have the same insurance company, but they were actually specifically written off the policy (some kid driving his dad's truck) so he's technically uninsured. We spoke to the insurance agent many times because we've never been in an accident and didn't know what to do or expect. We were compensated for the totaled car and mentioned we'd like pain & suffering to cover the missed days of work & such. And then we just left it alone, I assumed they would investigate and make an offer that would at least cover the missed work. After about 3 months, we got a notice that a new insurance agent was taking over. We explained that my husband had lingering brain fog from the concussion and had follow-ups with his doctor regarding it. Agent#2 sent an affidavit form to sign that we had no other insurance & medical release form for my husband to fill out. We had the paperwork signed & notarized, and both sent it by mail with the business return envelope given and uploaded it via a special link sent by the agent. Again, didn't hear anything for months. I wrote an email to ask if there would be a discussion about a settlement, again ghosted. Another few months pass and we've been transferred to a new agent. She wants to have a conversation, but at this point we're a bit fed up with all these conversations leading to nowhere. I asked if we could communicate by email so that there would be a record and heard nothing until today, when Agent#3 asked me to fill out the affidavit again. It's now been 9.5 months. I'm concerned about the length of time being taken to investigate my claim. I've answered every question I've been asked, signed every form. I've had 3 different agents. In each case when I ask about a settlement or offer, I get ghosted and then eventually passed along to the next person. I'm not quite sure what more is needed. I had many conversations with the first agent. Each time I emphasized, I'm new to being in a car accident, I don't know what's the norm, so now I'm beginning to feel like I'm being taken advantage of, like there is some bad faith going on with Progressive. I must say, I was pretty upset to see them ask for a form I've already sent months ago. Are we starting over again? I don't understand. I didn't get a personal injury attorney because this sub says you don't need one. What are we missing here?

I’ve been scrolling this thread trying to find the best option for mine and my husband’s dogs but it seems every option sucks. We have a 7 month old rat terrier and a 10-12 week old husky mix (not positive on age or breed as we just got her and she was abandoned by previous owner). I looked at spot but all the reviews are terrible, same with ASPCA. My biggest concern is the cost of preventative care like vaccines. Both are due for vaccines and I’m hoping to find a way to lower the cost somehow. Someone please point me in the right direction 😅

I ran the same quote three times and I keep getting different numbers. One quote said $300, the other said $330 and then I get an email saying it’s $196. What’s going on here?