Blue Shield said, if you need your prescriptions right away, you will need to pay for them in full and then send in your bills to Blue Shield to be reimbursed.
Ugh. This happened to me at the ad agency. We switched companies, and because of their screw up, I didn't get a card for months. I caught the flu during that time period, and had a fever of well over 101. Dr.'s visit, prescriptions, everything had to come out of pocket until I got the card. Really not cool, and I just couldn't deal with it while I had the flu. It also kept me out of work for much longer than I should have been, because ifin I'd been covered, I'd have gone to the Dr. the 1st day instead of waiting for them to untangle the mess/get enough money to pay for everything. What I'm saying is, sympathies.
In slightly different news, I actually got heat-sick today. I've never had that happen. I'm guessing it had to do with the ozone alert, because usually heat just doesn't bother me as long as I keep water in me. A guy on the job site said I wasn't looking too good, I told him I felt fine, took 2 steps up the ladder and nearly fell backwards. They sat me down with a couple of cold towels and sent me home.
ETA: Not Cass, but
Cass, is there any chance you could say, "This is not acceptable. I need someone to call BC/BS and get the prescription issue worked out."
Usually not. Even if the co. calls, BC will just say rules is rules and shrug.
In California we have flexible 18-year-olds.
Do you have flexible Dick Graysons? Because that's what I really wanted.
Do you have flexible Dick Graysons? Because that's what I really wanted.
You should come here and we could go on a quest.
This is SOP for health insurance companies. BC/BS won't commit to shelling out an indeterminate amount of money for prescriptions just because the company faxed over a correction. The two weeks really gives them some time to make sure everything is correct before making payments, because it's not like they're going to have much luck chasing down insureds who got benefits they shouldn't have, to pay those benefits back. They'd rather make the insured lay it out and then get reimbursed when the coverage situation shakes out.
If anyone should pay for Cass's prescriptions for those two weeks, it should be her company who screwed up the initial application.
If anyone should pay for Cass's prescriptions for those two weeks, it should be her company who screwed up the initial application.
That's basically how my insurance snafu was resolved (the HR director was a month off in the date she told me my insurance would be active, leaving me with an unexpected extra month of COBRA to pay, so I was told to give them the receipt and they would reimburse me for half of that month's costs).
p.s. - I hate Fedex.com and need it to DIEDIEDIE
#15? And here's me thinking that I haven't been posting much.
Yeah, for the one script it is just really a hassle and massively annoying. If it goes past the one or there are doctor's visits, the company is shelling the cash and then *they* can deal with the reimbursement. Or, at least, I'll raise a major fuss about it.
because it's not like they're going to have much luck chasing down insureds who got benefits they shouldn't have, to pay those benefits back
Amusingly, we are going to find out exactly when/if my old insurance was cancelled. Technically it should have been on the 9th but I don't know for sure. If they do cover this script, and shouldn't have to, I'll sic them on BC/BS for their money and it can be a healthcare death match.
p.s. - I hate Fedex.com and need it to DIEDIEDIE
RiteAid online, however, rocks like a rocking thing because I haven't yet had to deal with a person and it looks like they are refilling the script for pickup later. Price TBD of course, but still fill in some info, hit a button and drugs R us.
You should come here and we could go on a quest.
We shall go on a quest for Dick! I'll go home and pack my suitcase.
I can get behind a hunt for Dick.
So, Idiot Brother just called. Like last time (see Bitches for details), he was looking for a WaMu. Unlike last time, he knew where the WaMu was, just not where he was in relation to it.
Dude really needs to pick up a WaMu location directory and a set of maps for the various cities where he stays. Or he needs to start paying me.
