Hey everyone, We recently adopted a puppy from a rescue center, and he’s been such a sweet little guy. On the same day we brought him home, we also signed up for pet insurance with Pets Best Insurance because I read a lot of good reviews. Unfortunately, just about five days later, he got really sick and was diagnosed with puppy strangles. He’s been on corticosteroids for the past three weeks now, and we’ve had multiple vet visits—for treatment, vaccinations, and other related care. So far, I’ve paid around $1,000 out of pocket. I submitted a claim to the insurance company, but they rejected it, saying it falls within the waiting period. I get that there’s a waiting period, but we had no idea he was going to get sick when we signed up for the policy. Has anyone else dealt with something like this? Is there any way to appeal or get around the waiting period issue? Also, if I switch to another insurance provider now, will this count as a pre-existing condition, and will they refuse to cover anything related to this illness? Appreciate any advice or shared experiences—just trying to navigate this unexpected situation the best I can. Thanks!

I am so lost. Three days I received a call letting me know that an accident I had been in over a week ago was deemed to be the other party’s responsibility, and I was set up with the collision center and rental car. Today I receive a call that the claim the other driver made on my policy was found to be inconclusive, therefore they are now saying it’s word vs word and we both are liable???? They asked several of the same questions I had already explained to them. I told them the police did not arrive because I live in a high acuity city which is understandable. I even went to the police department after and they said in Texas they are not required to file a report “anymore”. I left feeling okay since I had pictures and explaining the accident would surely lead to the right solution! i was not at fault at all! 1. Why would they look at this as two separate claims? ( We both have Geico so I thought this would make it easier????) 2. Can they really go back on their word? I asked to

Hi, I recently had an experience that just baffled me and I was wondering if this is normal. I was with State Farm for decades before I realized that they really did not care about my loyalty and would give new customers a better deal. At that time last year, I switched to progressive. I really liked their online format. It was easy to use. I could pick out exactly what coverage I wanted for what vehicle. At my first renewal, my premium went up by $20. One of the reasons I switched companies is because I felt that I was taking advantage of by State Farm over the years by increasing the price here and there. I called them to inquire why and I was told that it was some kind of new customer discount that could no longer be applied to the policy. It sucks, but I shrugged it off and renewed. I recently was up for renewal again and this time I jumped by $70. I have no accidents, no tickets. There are five cars total on the policy. I called them about 20 days before my renewal was due. I spoke with a representative. Long story short, he said that he was able to get it back down to the original price and I would have to call him at the beginning of March to apply it to my account. I tried calling leaving messages for about 3 to 4 days and was not able to contact him so I just contacted the regular number. I had a reference number that I was able to give the rep to look up this new quote. They acknowledge it and as they are issuing the policy, they press some button and it magically goes up by $100 now. It cannot be undone and it pissed me off. I told them I no longer wanted to renew with them and I would find somebody else. I ended up using a online broker tool, and it led me back to progressive. Where I proceeded to input all my information and not only did they give me a quote, but this quote is cheaper than my original quote last year for the same exact coverage for 5 vehicles. So are we just supposed to be applying as a new customer every single year for policies? Overall, I ended up saving $475.

I'm on my mom's blue cross blue shield medicaid IL insurance and for some reason I was kicked off last month and now it says I'll be back on next month. My mom isn't sure why that happened. When I tried to make an appointment yesterday my bcbs insurance ID wasn't working when it always has. But I NEED to go to a hospital some time soon. Will my medicaid ID work or are they together? If it doesn't work does that mean I'll have to pay out of pocket if I go before next month.

I have 2 rescues. Dog 1 we got at birth and found out she has auto immune hepatitis and will need medication for life. We had to pay $4,000 to find this out. Dog 2 is of unknown age and he was a stray so we had no knowledge of his health. We since found out he has IVDD and degenerative valve disease. So he will need ultrasounds 2 x year plus medication eventually. ASPCA has not paid a cent after a year. They chalk everything up to pre-existing conditions. I feel like I’m not understanding the AKC clause that says they pay for pre-existing conditions after 365 days. I’m not happy at all with ASPCA’s customer service and the rates were comparable at the time I signed them up last year. I’m sure if I get a new quote before my ASPCA plan renew, AKC will ask about pre-existing conditions and quote premiums accordingly. I tried looking for the info on their website but it seems so vague and I don’t know where else to get further clarification.

I have messaged optumrx several times to stop automatically filling medications for me. I would like to do it manually because many times my doctors send orders for as needed medications that I use maybe once or twice a month and have years worth of usage from constantly having it sent. Despite attempts, they never fix the problem. What can I do? Age 28, state FL, gross income 80k

I hope the flair is correct. So I have Aetna POS II through my employer and my prescriptions are handled through OptumRX. I previously had Cigna health insurance for 2024 and was forced to Aetna cause plans changed and this was the cheapest one (even though it’s not cheap) I had an auth for Zepbound valid until 3/16/25 that was initiated in September 2024. Well my provider submitted a new auth and it was denied. Optum is telling me it’s my health insurances problem. Then Aetna tells me they have no control, contact Optum. My provider is supposed to submit an appeal but I’m feeling really confused. Who has control over the prescriptions then? How have I gotten two refills since January even with my health insurance changing? (Optum rx has not changed and I had them in 2024 too) Can anyone help me understand?

Just wanting to throw this out there - if you are enrolled in a Voya retirement plan, they rolled out this new "AI advisor" service to accounts. It allows you to have a Empower-like interface to where it can calculate your retirement income based on savings from various sources including Social Security. That part of it is pretty nice, no complaints there. Though I am a bit concerned about the visibility of other account data to my employer, though I'm sure there's privacy practices in place against that. But when I was clicking around and not intentionally doing anything, there was a orange notice icon by a bell at the top. I clicked that and it had a dialog stating "Updates Needed for Plan Accuracy" - and that's where it's very alarming. I'm under age 30. I should NOT be in bonds. I DO NOT want to be in bonds. Nor do I want to be invested international. For some reason, this AI advisor tool wanted me to re-balance to be 35% in bonds, and 30% international, with 5% of my contributions going to fees for the re-balancing. So be careful with Voya.

I was following up with Humana dental for a denial of a filling of $482 The filling was on a tooth that had a partial crown that fell off and had to be recemented. Their policy now is if you have a tooth with any type of crown; full, partial, or onlay, no matter how old, they will not cover a filling in the same tooth.