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Blue Shield lies to popular political blogger, his wife, and anesthesiologist, to avoid paying fully for an epidural. [Daily Kos]

10:15 PM on Thu Nov 1 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 9 comments

Find Your State Insurance Commissioner

When sending a complaint letter to an insurance company, it can be handy, or necessary, to cc it your state's Insurance Commissioner. The Patient Advocate Foundation has a big list where you can look up insurance commissioner's mailing addresses...

11:12 AM on Tue Sep 18 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 5 comments

Individual Insurance More Horrific Than Employer Plans

Consumer Reports' investigation found that, in comparison to employer offered insurance, individual insurance sucks and it's expensive. Here's the results of their survey, published in the January issue, asking consumers about their experience...

6:03 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 25 comments

BCBCS Must Think Your Breasts Are A "Pre-Existing Condition"

Marc's girlfriend found some lumps in her breasts, the mammogram and ultrasound came back ok, but BCBS is denying coverage for the biopsy, saying it's a "pre-existing condition." The out-of-pocket cost is over $2,000. We're confused, BCBS. What...

12:45 PM on Thu Aug 7 2008, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 104 comments

Oxford Tweaks Rules So It Can Double Your Monthly CoPay

Kristine writes:Oxford healthcare recently updated its policy to read that no dosages of prescriptions exceeding 31 days would be processed. In the case of a patient receiving injectable solution, this may mean that their reconstitution device...

12:19 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 40 comments

Sicko, For Pets!

"I just got off of the phone with the insurance company [VPI Pet Insurance] that covers our puppy. They advertise a broad range of protections for pets and make lots of promises about the great coverage that they offer. They were recommended to us...

9:14 AM on Tue Jul 10 2007, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 61 comments

United Healthcare Doesn't Feel Like Paying For Your Drugs

"Your drugs are too expensive."

12:26 PM on Sun Oct 29 2006, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 66 comments

FTC Listens To Your Complaints, (Mostly) Bans Telemarketer Robocalls

After reviewing the more than 14,000 comments left by living human beings, the FTC yesterday amended its Telemarketing Sales Rule to ban most types of robotic telemarketing calls. By this December, any recorded calls will have to lead off with an...

6:10 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008, by Chris Walters, 0 views, 37 comments

Round 48: United Health Care vs Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company

This is Round 48 in our Worst Company in America contest, Countrywide vs Clear Channel! Which Company Is Worse?

12:00 PM on Thu May 29 2008, by Ben Popken, 0 views, 21 comments

ConEd and GHI Blindly Bully Blogger

ConEd and GHI insurance bully customers into paying on time, threatening cancellation, even if they pay they bills punctually, rants PR and blogging maven B.L. Ochman.

3:22 PM on Fri Feb 10 2006, by popkin, 0 views, 4 comments