United Healthcare Replacing Anthem

[Serf]

How much will it cost per month I wonder....

 

[Fred's Myth]

Anthem was terrible for my family. You have to jump through so many hoops and still get denied. At least with Cigna they would let the doctors office do the authorization unlike Anthem that made us deal with that.

We have more issues with OptumRX now just denying coverage for medications that are what they seem to consider too expensive and making them pre-authorization every month and deny on any number of procedural reasons to the point the doctors office or we just give up. I can understand a pain medication a little bit because of addiction possibilities but a cholesterol medication?

Just yesterday I went to have an 'insured' prescription filled. My cost was just over $171.00. Asked them to use one of those free Rx discount cards instead. I ended up paying $11.

Moral of the story: Just because you have 'insurance' doesn't mean that you should use it.

 

[MassWineGuy]

Anthem was terrible for my family. You have to jump through so many hoops and still get denied. At least with Cigna they would let the doctors office do the authorization unlike Anthem that made us deal with that.

We have more issues with OptumRX now just denying coverage for medications that are what they seem to consider too expensive and making them pre-authorization every month and deny on any number of procedural reasons to the point the doctors office or we just give up. I can understand a pain medication a little bit because of addiction possibilities but a cholesterol medication?

The more people that die, the lower the company’s health care costs.

 

[59 Dano]

I honestly thought that it was you who got it taken care of. But then I realized you have no clout!

Really stung me there, pointing out that I can't get somoene's insurance claim paid. Will need some ice for that burn!

 

[vantexan]

Really stung me there, pointing out that I can't get somoene's insurance claim paid. Will need some ice for that burn!

It's a wonder you have any skin left!

 

[whenIgetthere]

When a good plan administrator shows up, will someone please let me know?

We'll all be in the grave by then!

 

[whenIgetthere]

It's not the administrator that sucks, it's the self insured company that sucks..

And we have the winner!

 

[Serf]

I got the info packet in the mail. Man it’s a lot of reading and of course costs go up basically eating your raise whole.

 

[Fred's Myth]

I got the info packet in the mail. Man it’s a lot of reading and of course costs go up basically eating your raise whole.

You expected something different?

 

[MassWineGuy]

The deductible and out of pocket limits aren’t going up. The weekly cost is rising.

 

[Serf]

Quick question; What happens if you do not select a coverage online? Are you automatically enrolled in what you had last year? Or does it differ somehow?

 

[DeliveryException]

I think basically yes, but if you are in an area that has the "Index" version available it will dump you in that one. I think it's called Index, looking at it written here it doesn't look right. It's not available here so I didn't pay much attention to it.

 

[dmac1]

United Healthcare will be replacing Anthem as medical plan administrator next year. The reviews are terrible:

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