A Tad Upset

[ravena_kade]

My health insurance sucks so bad it will not cover all of those age appropriate tests... I am 2 years past the one they want for 50... and I don't have the funds... Most of the people I know don't pay for this test as they are covered in their insurance.

I went to the website and they would not tell me if labs were covered or if the nutritionist would be covered. I need to find something called a bcp so I can tell myself if they will pay anything ... Ummm...that's why I contacted them.

I may still try the nutritionist for one visit and the single blood test... since for years I have been told that I am only fat... If I believe that and loos weight I should be perfect...right?

This is why I wanted to do things in an order...cat vet, my doctor stuff, Dad's doctor stuff then kitchen... and Dad bypassed that so now I don't know what I need until I get solid quotes, but he has gutted the walls. I told him this...

He didn't it when I was mad before, but He does now...

Comments

[kaishin108]

Health insurance is so awful right now. And the older we get the more expensive it is. :-(

Mine won't cover a nutritionist or anything like that. *Sigh*

[ravena_kade]

I would have thought that the dreaded colonoscopy would be standard. Sadly it doesn't get expensive if you are just too afraid to use it... and I am forced to have it and and it is useless.

[kaishin108]

I am so sorry :-(

[chris_warrior]

not covering a colonoscopy is the height of idiocy. it's one of the cheaper more effective preventative tests.

grrr.

[ravena_kade]

I thought it would be treated like a mammogram or pap smear for finding easily preventable cancers. I just can't do $800 or more.

[guy_todd]

This. Not even a co-pay when I had mine.

[spikesgirl58]

I have United health care and it doesn't usually pay squat on stuff like mammograms and the like. I'd love to have insurance that does, but it seems like no matter what, they get it out of you. have you thought about a free or city run clinic? they might be able to help with lower cost tests.

[ravena_kade]

I found out when I was unemployed for 3 years that as long as my name is on a house I have too much for any free or city clinic..or. doesn't matter how much of a mortgage i have either... and that was under the good President.

[gwendraith]

I'm so sorry. I can't imagine what it must be like to not be insured for any medical eventuality :(

[ravena_kade]

It is a thing... here in the states... the lower middle class is stuck... and can't get care... and those higher tell us we are entitled because we are not poor enough

Oh well. At least I can get into an ER if I am hit by a truck.

[malterre]

Sorry it took a hole in the wall for your Dad to get it.


And *wow* on your insurance

[ravena_kade]

It frustrates me when people tell me I don't take the time to take care of myself.... it's never been time, but money.... no matter how entitle they tell me I am because I am white middle class... with only just enough. Never mind having to pick up the slack on my mother's death.

[brickhousewench]

I am so angry that so many people have such expensive, shit insurance and that the Republicans don't seem to give a damn about anything except increasing profits for the insurance companies.

[ravena_kade]

Yeah, my company's health care choices were set up with 8 years of a good president, just think how much worse it is going to get.