Guest guest Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 KK, wow, what a miserable mess! If you made your 1st COBRA payment within 45 days of being notified by your employer of your COBRA eligibility, I hope you're fighting the quagmire tooth and nail through, starting at the TOP of your former employer's HR department. If you don't have your cashed checks showing that you made COBRA payments to the employer, get them or copies right away from your bank. If HR doesn't remedy the situation quickly, I would go right to your state's department of insurance, or to the consumer complaints division of your state's attorney general's office. Perhaps you've already taken some or all of these steps. If you are not already familiar with the detailed requirements for employer COBRA notification and COBRA coverage, go to the following U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) webpage - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/COBRAContinuationofCov/ COBRA is part of the DHHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), so someone at the main # for Medicare (800-MEDICARE or 800-633- 4227) should also be able to connect you to someone appropriate or find an appropriate phone # for you in the CMS directory. GRRRRRR!!! As you just might be able to tell, I really feel for you in your frustration and want you to be able to solve this SOON!!! Please let us know how it all works out for you - Fran -- In , K K <grneyyedlady@...> wrote: > > Yep..it's called COBRA. Most insurance companies > participate in it. For us it was $1500 per month.You > fill out the paperwork and submit it to the " former > employer " . " Former employer is supposed to inform the > insurance company that the insurance is supposed to be > coded COBRA. Monthly payments went to the " former > employer " and guess what the former employer DIDN'T > DO. (even though they cashed our COBRA checks-it says > COBRA right on the canceled check, so they couldn't > have missed it!). > > Nice mess I've got here, don't I?! > > > --- Adah Voigt <asthmatic50@...> wrote: > > > I'm not sure of all of the details, but when someone > > is laid off (loses their job) it was my > > understanding they should be given the opportunity > > to " pay for " the insurance themselves until they get > > another job. Someone else might know a little more > > about how this works. > > > > K K <grneyyedlady@...> wrote: LOL!! > > > > How have you been? Done any speaking yet?! I've lost > > count how many I've done. > > > > My husband lost his job back in April. He did get a > > new one right away, BUT he didn't automatically get > > the full benefits. We're on " probation " till Sept. > > 1st which is when our insurance is finally kicking > > in. > > UNFORTUNATELY....I've got a 3 month lapse. SO I did > > what I've suggested to everyone who has a problem > > getting their Xolair. I called SPOC. Told thm of my > > situation and that I'm a Patient Speaker. They blew > > me off!!!!!!! I am SOOOOOOO disappointed with them. > > Ok, I know it is summer and a lot of people are on > > vacation, but there has to be someone there who can > > help me out!!!! I'm so afraid that Blue Cross Blue > > Shield are going to say... " sorry..you've got a 3 > > month > > gap in your insurance, this is a pre-existing > > condition. " > > > > I wonder if I should call Vera at Genentec or Matt > > from Novartist and say... " you've got a National > > Speaker here who might not be able to get her meds. " > > > > --- uca79iii <bme1979@...> wrote: > > > > > " Asthnostic " = A naive NON asthmatic person who > > > thinks that we > > > asthmatics are faking or it's all in our heads. > > > Sometimes I want to > > > reply: " Duh, it's in my lungs. " > > > > > > > > > Doug > > > Group founder > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you > > sell. > > http://searchmarketing./ > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Building a website is a piece of cake. > > Small Business gives you all the tools to get > > online. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Sick sense of humor? Visit TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv./collections/222 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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