Guest guest Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 After my surgery (that I paid for myself in Belgium because they refused...) my monthly premiums went way up, beyond my ability to pay. I filled out an application to change over to the $94. per month, $5,000. deductable plan. My application was denied. Guess why? Because of my having surgery! When they sent me my next bill I wrote CANCEL across it in red pen (believe me, I wanted to write other things but didn't) and sent it in. Soon they sent me verification that my policy was canceled. Two weeks later I got a phone call from an agent saying that my application was accepted. I asked why, and told them that I never appealed their decision. They told me it was done " behind the scenes " , whatever that means. So now I am on the $94. per month plan and I am socking away the rest of the money for my second hip. It makes me wonder what would happen if several hundred people canceled their policies because resurfacing wasn't covered...hmmmm... June RBHR De Smet 8/27/03 > At 07:55 AM 4/17/2004 +0000, you wrote: >> well i've finally given up,after contacting all of our sites sugeons >> and being told that b.c. of ca. will not cover the surgery ,i'm off >> to belgium.It is cruel and inhumane that so many of us suffer >> because of the ignorance regarding resurfacing.Some of us miracle >> resurfers hope to run around the next meeting of the american >> orthopedic society to try to put an end to this darkness. > > > Sorry to hear you've had such trouble. Where you need to be running is > into the offices of BC/BS and showing the insurance people. The OS can > only do what insurance will allow them. > > Cindy > C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 > and grateful that my insurance co. paid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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