Guest guest Posted October 14, 2001 Report Share Posted October 14, 2001 Chris I have tried the group poilicies, but they all have underwriters, they won't accept me. My Cobra expired it was BC/BS, I am calling them Monday. I was told they will insure me at a rate of about 550.00 a month, that does NOT include office calls of script coverage. Renae >From: chull1@... >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch >Subject: Re: post op and no one will insure me >Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 17:05:26 -0000 > >Renae, > >Did you COABRA just expire. I believe you have the right to convert >this to an indivdual policy with the same insurance company. The >coverage may not be as good, and the price high, but it might be >worth it. Alternatively, see if you can somehow get into a group and >get a group policy. > >Good Luck, > >Hull > > > > > > > > > > I am now 7 months post-op. I had my surgery through BC/BS on the >Cobra Plan > > which has expired. I am still suffering from chronic urinary tract > > infections. They are getting so bad now the pain is going down my >back and > > into my legs,I have been to my family physician constantly .Twice I >have > > been in the ER and they have had to start I.V's to pump in enough > > antibiotics to try to control this. Each visit was 800.00 I now >have an > > appointment with a urologist and will have to pay cash for my >visits, I have > > had to wait to go due to finances... > > I am self employed and I have talked to 4 different insurance >agents, I > > cannot get insurance because of the DS. I contacted the NASE >(National > > Association Of Self Employed the largest group that I am aware of >and they > > told me no as well. Is there anyone who has had to purchase >insurance after > > the DS, if so can you give me some info so I might contact them? > > > > Renae > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 Patti I never got as far as getting a reason, I let it go at No. Renae >From: tootseug@... >Reply-To: duodenalswitch >To: duodenalswitch >Subject: Re: post op and no one will insure me >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:56:46 -0000 > >--Renae >I wonder if you would mind clarifying. What is it about the DS that >made them deny you coverage? Did they give you some explanation? > >Patti > >- In duodenalswitch@y..., " Renae " <Singing4us@h...> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am now 7 months post-op. I had my surgery through BC/BS on the >Cobra Plan > > which has expired. I am still suffering from chronic urinary tract > > infections. They are getting so bad now the pain is going down my >back and > > into my legs,I have been to my family physician constantly .Twice I >have > > been in the ER and they have had to start I.V's to pump in enough > > antibiotics to try to control this. Each visit was 800.00 I now >have an > > appointment with a urologist and will have to pay cash for my >visits, I have > > had to wait to go due to finances... > > I am self employed and I have talked to 4 different insurance >agents, I > > cannot get insurance because of the DS. I contacted the NASE >(National > > Association Of Self Employed the largest group that I am aware of >and they > > told me no as well. Is there anyone who has had to purchase >insurance after > > the DS, if so can you give me some info so I might contact them? > > > > Renae > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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