so I’m on Medicaid since I’m not working due to my finger injury. I got my surgery done a few months ago and they send me a bill today. I literally thought everything is going to be covered by the insurance. Maybe I should’ve asked questions ahead of time, but I wasn’t aware of this since I know few people who got surgeries and it was covered. I’m not working right now as well since my finger is still not healed. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do right now. do I contact Medicaid or the surgery place? Not sure. by the way, my insurance is Blue cross complete of Michigan. My insurance did pay for over half of the bill but just confused why it wasn’t covered completely.

Car loan— 12,000 to pay off, interest rate is 7.8% Federal student loans— 6,000 to pay off, interest rates average about 4% I called Wells Fargo, as this is what my auto loan is through and they told me their is no benefit to paying off my car early (as in I won’t save any money) very confused as I know this is a “fixed loan”. Obviously it is better to pay off the higher interest rate, but if it’s a fixed loan does that matter?? Any advice on which to pay off first??

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! i recently got lemonade for my 4 month old kitten. since then, she’s had a UTI or what seemed like one, they couldn’t really tell because she’s very tiny or something like that. i submitted my claim the ends of october and had a follow up on november 1st. the month is about to end and our claims combined to a total of 1.5k~ ish. we have not received our reimbursement yet even with all of the paperwork sent in. lemonade status is just “in review” and usually, id be patient and we have been but sometimes this money could be used for bills or going towards food or another visit if she ever got sick. it’s just infuriating emailing and getting the same automated message of “thanks for being patient.” i dont know if this is a universal experience with every pet insurance because its my first time having a cat ^^ but if anyone can recommend any better service pet insurance or if you’ve had similar experiences let me know!!

So the story goes: My friend in Texas totaled his car by hitting a mailbox. He has Gap insurance from the dealership, and auto insurance from progressive. Auto insurance agent told him they're going to pay the dealership instead of him. Can friend demand direct payment to himself, as the policyholder? Can his insurance just send the check somewhere else like that? The gap insurance should handle everything on the dealership side, so I don't know why his insurance company would be giving the dealership anything.

My ex cancelled my elderly chihuahuas health insurance (the anger I’m feeling is palpable in other countries). I have a 13yr old chihuahua Peanut 🐶He was covered by Trupanion for the last 6yrs or so until my ex let the insurance lapse last month without telling me. I tried to reinstate but Trupanion said I missed the 3 day period. Peanut has lots of existing conditions (galloping heart, epilepsy, pre-kidney disease) that without reinstating Trupanion won’t be covered and someone even mentioned he may be uninsurable, like some places won’t even accept him at all. I’m very panicked. Does anyone have any advice on getting a policy reinstated?

Is it even legal for Healthy Paws pet insurance to increase premiums at almost 200% in CA? This is outrageously high!! Anyone experiencing the same? #healthypawspetinsurance

Was hoping to get some insight before I call my agent. My $1 Million umbrella policy with State Farm has really gone up this past few years from $300 to over $1500 per year. So I started looking at it and saw the following: Automobile Liability: $500,000 Recreational Motor Vehicle Liability: $500,000 Personal Residential Liablility: $100,000 Watercraft Liability: $100,000 I don't know what a Recreational Motor Vehicle is. I have 2 cars used for commuting around town. I don't have an RV or Jeep for off-roading. So what good is that doing me? I don't have a watercraft. I consider watercraft to be a money pit and I'll never own one. I'm in Florida near the water, so maybe it's assumed I have a watercraft? I don't know. I feel like I'm paying for a bunch of insurance I don't need. Any advice would be appreciated.

hey all, I was with nationwide insurance for my 2 young cats for the past 2 years. Never needed to use them but the $50 a month was worth it for me. Yesterday I found out they discontinued the ‘whole pet plan’ policy they were signed up for in my state and did not notify me. They cancelled it end of December with no email/call/correspondence. They created a new policy similar to their original and discontinued the one my cats were on. I went in to double check the illness coverage for their policy because I was about to bring in my sick cat, and that’s how I found out they cancelled his coverage. I spoke to 3 different people and their supervisors for hours and they refused to reinstate their coverage on a different plan until the 2 week waiting period was over, and didn’t take any accountability for their failure to contact me before/during/after they cancelled his coverage. My cat is now entering early heart failure and the testing to diagnose what type will cost over $5,000 to get him into a specialist. He’s only a 5 year old cat with no signs of a heart murmur/heart and liver issues until yesterday. As of now, he’s on various medications to try to stabilize him until he’s healthy enough for an echo exam. I chose Nationwide because they appear to be a reputable insurance company in other regards, but I will never be enrolled with them again in any capacity. I’ve never really written a review on any experience that I’ve had because I feel like everyone has different experiences. PLEASE do not use this company for your pet insurance. I don’t want anyone else to have to go through what my cat is facing and the likelihood he will have to be put to sleep in the coming days. It’s devastating and the fact that there may have been a different outcome if he was able to get all the testing in the world without financial issues is something I’m going to be thinking about forever, which is the reason pet insurance is so vital for any animals we own. There are so many other insurance companies that will do better and care for your pets and nationwide isn’t one of them ♥️

My insurance denied two claims. I appealed it and they denied my appeal. I received a letter letting me know I can request an external appeal through my employer. I submitted a letter, signed doctor's letter of medical necessity, signed medical records release form and a few clinical studies showing effectiveness of treatment. I received a letter in the mail today from Network Medical Review Co. The letter states: NMR has received a request for external review and has been notified from the plan that the request is eligible. NMR has accepted the request for external review. You, the claimant, may submit in writing to NMR, within 10 business days following the date of receipt of this notice, any additional information that you wish NMR to consider in reviewing your claim. NMR will review all of the information and documents timely received, and will provide written notice within 45 days after NMR receives the request for the external review. I'm not sure if my employer would send everything that was sent to them or if I have to send everything all over again. I sent them the original doctors letter of medical necessity so all I have is a copy.