Anyone familiar with this? Or the MassHealth system in general? I am behind befuddled here. Received notices over the weekend that my children’s MassHealth Standard was downgraded to MassHealth Family Assistance. Mine stayed the same. Dads was terminated. We are not married. Dad goes through the VA and does not need health insurance. He is 100% disabled through the VA but still employable ‘outside his field’. The kids have been on MassHealth for at least 7 years now. Dad got a job last year, we reported the income, nothing changed except for his no longer needing health insurance as he didn’t realize the VA was sufficient (we are required to carry health insurance in Massachusetts). I received these letters this weekend and cannot get a live person on the phone. I don’t know if I need to find the kids a new health plan or not. The letter is not clear, at all, as to what my next steps are and coverage ‘ends’ from MassHealth Standard on this coming Saturday. One of my children was born with several medical conditions and we pretty much live at the doctor/specialist. If anyone had any guidance or advice I’d gladly take it!

My first mistake was insuring through state farm. My second mistake was using one of the preferred shops that state farm recommends. My liftgate had a dent covering 40% of the area of the surface plus it was bent on the inside frame. State farm insist they can repair this by bending the panel back in place and filling with bondo. This is the worst way to fix this door, but State Farm doesn't care they just want a cheap repair. STATE FARM IS NOT A GOOD NEIGHBOR - THEY ARE VERY DECEPTIVE AND WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR CAR REPAIRS THEY WILL SCREW YOU BIG TIME.

Healthy Paws just raised our pet insurance to an extra $100 a month out of no where! Has anyone else gotten a huge rate hike like this from them? This is Absolutely ridiculous.

I had Bristol west insurance and found a better price for auto insurance. I called Bristol west and told them not to renew my policy and have me removed at the end of my policy. Turns out they completely canceled effective the date I called. I received my refund they owed me and thought everything was good. Til I started getting emails and mail from them saying my renewal fee is due. I’m not paying it because I was told my insurance was canceled. I just hope it doesn’t affect my credit because of a payment I’m not responsible for. Anyone else have this issue??

"I'm working with an agent who recommended Corebridge, but they charged me twice for my annual Term Life payment. After a frustrating experience with customer service trying to fix their mistake, I decided to cancel my policy due to their poor support. Can anyone recommend a better company?"

Hello, So last year I got bit by a stray dog and had to go get my rabies shot. I went to urgent care first where they told me to go to the ED (nonprofit) down the road to get the shots. I went to the ED, got the shots, and went on my merry way. I got a bill yesterday for the shots where my insurance (TriWest as a dependent) paid for $25,000 of the $28,000 and the hospital left the $3,000 balance to me. Is there any way I can find out if the hospital gives assistance? I’m a college student and I can’t afford such a high bill with every other bill I have so I just want to pick your brain on ways I could possibly reduce this. I am in Texas, and I currently have no income. Thank you!

Hi! Thought id share my experience with my cat! He is 4yr - i have had Trupanion since i adopted him a year+ ago. He had no pre-existing conditions. I specifically asked agent of dental was covered and they said yes. He has been to the vet a couple times - first time visit, ear infection, worms from new kitten we got, etc. The vet has briefly checked his teeth previously and said a little tartar but overall healthy gums. Friend got a new cat so was asking about my policy - reading the “fine print” is that dental doesn’t kick in until first post-insurance dental/oral examination. I immediately emailed and asked that his dental coverage has kicked in - they said no because they have no notes from vet. I said she probably didn’t note because there was nothing of note…asked if i got her to confirm they could put into effect retroactively. They said yes. Vet sent over full records to them - vet “briefly” checked mouth with said assessment on 12/11/24. They said it will take a couple days to process but will get back to me. Still waiting and can update but wanted to just flag!!! I also checked because he may have some mouth issues that i flagged to vet a couple weeks ago (still undetermined) but glad i did because i could see their potential denial saying “he didn’t have an oral exam prior blah blah blah.” Anyway TLDR - check the fine print!! They are so sneaky and if they fight me on this i will probably cancel.

So, I was terminated in May of 2024 where I have a DCFSA account. When I went to call Optum Bank, they said the employer allows 3 months of grace period (to August 2024) then terminates the account. Optum account follows this, and does not allow reimbursements from terminated accounts. It looks like I'll lose this money. Any thoughts?

My question in the title does not in anyway mean as an attack, simply my genuine curiosity based on my personal experience. My parents recently migrated to California so we went to a certified enrollment counselor in NorCal. For some reason this counselor keeps pushing BenefitsCal and also to sign up for her clinic's health care plan. I am already a Kaiser member myself, so I wished to sign my parents up for Kaiser as well. But she kept pushing back, I assume because she benefited if we signed up for her orgs plan. The whole thing made me very uncomfortable. Wondering if anyone has experiencedthe same?

Anyone received their renewal, I have a 45% renewal on my policy, it’s ridiculous.