Is there a difference in how United Healthcare covers their insureds if it’s through the workplace vs the ACA (marketplace)? I currently have UHC through my work and it’s not as bad as people say. I’m thinking about retiring early and getting UHC via the marketplace but I’ve been reading there is a huge rate of denials or delays for basic care. Is there a difference between the two? Anyone had UHC via their work and then switched to the ACA UHC?

My Aetna plan will be removing Miebo from coverage in the new plan year effective 7/1/25. This drug is the only FDA approved drug proven to treat the evaporative component of dry eye disease. There recommending I switch to Restasis , which is a good drug, but only treats the production of tears and not evaporation. Since there is no generic and no FDA approved alternative , are there any legal actions I can consider, or the plan can just do whatever they want and I’ll need to find another company that will cover the plan. The drug is about $800 a month, and while I can make it work, I would prefer for it to be paid for. I could also attempt to back door the European Version EVOTEARS from Germany for $20 a bottle.

\*EDIT: I've been corrected by a few people-- The person I was interacting with was probably a medical technician/phlebotomist, not a nurse. Sorry for the mix-up in the title. Hi all. I have a problem, and I'm not sure what to do. Earlier this week I (24F) went to a Labcorp office to get blood tests done in advance of my hematology appointment (this is something I have to do multiple times a year). When I got there and was checked in, the medical technician\* asked me if I was there on the orders of "Doctor Smith" (fake name). I told her that while Doctor Smith was one of my doctors, I was actually there at the request of my hematologist, "Doctor Johnson." The Labcorp worker told me that there was nothing from Doctor Johnson's office in the system, and the request from Doctor Smith was the only one she could see, so it HAD to be the right one. Since she was the expert, I assumed she was right and went along with it. Well, that was a bad move. Instead of giving me the tests I needed, the medical technician\* redid ten completely unrelated tests that I had already gotten done in August. Now I found out that they're planning to charge me $220 for the incorrect tests, plus I need to go back and have more blood drawn because I still haven't done any of the tests I need for my hematology appointment. Is there anything I can do to not pay this initial $220 bill? It really feels unfair to me, mostly because I already had to pay an identical bill back in August when I got these tests done the first time. I've already called the Labcorp, my insurance, and the hematologist's office, but all of them seem really unsure about the situation. Which one should I keep calling? For extra context... I live in Maryland and make roughly $65k a year. I'm on my dad's insurance.

Earlier this year, I was involved in an accident where I was side swiped by a gardener truck. I was on a residential street and slowed down to look for parking. The gardener truck was behind me but decided to pass me, and when I drove forward a little to park further up, the truck merged back into my lane and struck my car with the equipment hanging off its trunk. They sustained no damages while my drivers side window shattered, mirror broke off, and fender/door sustained damages. Around 2 months ago, we received a letter from their insurance saying they assessed 55% negligence on their insured driver and 45% on me. They were also willing to pay for 55% of my damages. My insurance decided to take them to arbitration. During this time I received 2 letters from my representative. The first said that while the other insurance company has accepted full responsibility for the accident, they have not been able to reach a settlement for damages paid. I then received a second letter a month later saying that the arbitrator has ruled in favor of the other party. This seemed like a complete 180. I was shocked to learn of their final decision and emailed my representative asking if any of my $1,000 deductible would be recovered. She said no and sent me a copy of the arbitration decision which stated the following duties breached on my end: vehicle failed to keep appropriate lookout and they failed to maintain safe parking maneuvering. Is there anything I can do at this point? I know the arbitration decision is binding and final but I am honestly just stunned, especially because it felt like the truck failed to safely pass my car. I spoke with my insurance and they said my premium will most likely double. Is this fair?

In 2022 I made a small insurance claim for water damage, $2k, with Progressive. Since then, every time I get quotes for homeowners insurance I get denied, or have to accept high rates, because the Lexxis Nexxus database shows I made 3 claims. A year ago I disputed these several times, and got a letter from Progressive that confirms I only made 1 claim. When I talk to LN, they tell me they've removed the claims, but over a year later I'm still getting denied by insurance quotes and told they are still showing up by the insurance companies. Is there an agency like the CFPB I can submit a complaint to about Lexxus? Or do I need to get a lawyer letter involved? I already have to deal with living in a hurricane prone area with high rates and these higher rates are crippling. LOCATION: TEXAS.

I had gone to a new dentist in October 2024 for a routine cleaning and was essentially "upsold" on the removal of my four wisdom teeth, as I had mentioned they were bothering me. I was told my insurance was accepted (MetLife) and that I would only pay $300 for the removal. I figured that was a great deal and had my teeth removed, paying the $300 on my way out. I received an email earlier today for a separate claim from Cigna, and decided to look at my MetLife portal as I remembered the dental claim being stuck on "pending" for some time after the procedure. According to MetLife, the cleaning and x-rays were in-network and 100% covered, but for the wisdom teeth removal, the claim was marked as out of network and my patient responsibility is $800. It has been a bit over 4 months since the procedure and I haven't received a bill from the provider - should I just leave things as they are or should I contact my insurance provider/dentist? I only accepted the procedure because of how affordable it was and confirmed with my dentist multiple times that $300 was my total cost for all 4 teeth after insurance.

Got a quote from GEICO like around a week ago for 299 and month for full coverage, it’s the cheapest one I found compared to other insurance companies charging me 2x that at 18 I called GEICO and ran through the quote with him for a 2022 Hyundai Elantra limited he said it will be 304. That car ended up getting sold I found a new car I wanted clean title not a rental 7k miles 2024 Hyundai Elantra sel I got quoted $299 for it last week. Now I did another quote for the same car it’s all the same info I had last week and now it’s at $540 a month. I called and the GEICO guy said “rates can go up” and I highly doubt they go up $250 in a week. He did say my $299 quote sounded unrealistic and they whouldnt quote that when I literally have the saved quote on my GEICO app. I’m just wondering is this normal? And I can still buy the $299 a month quote right now since I did save it but I am scared they will raise my insurance prices to 550 a month after the 6 months. I do have screen shots of both quotes but just can’t add them. Should I buy the $300 a month quote since it’s the cheapest I found or will GEICO raise my rates after 6 months.

I got auto insurance through progressive and was given a good quote so I sent in all the info I needed and got insured. I then bundled my home insurance because the price was so good. A month after that the auto insurance got canceled. They said that my license was not valid. When I asked for proof of this they said they had none. The state had just notified them that it was invalid. My license is valid and I even recently got a notification letter from the state to renew my license because it expires later this year. Now my only option was to start another policy with them and this quote was more than double what my original quote was. I feel like I got scammed to switch over.

If this is legal it sure ain't ethical. I'm not often stunned by capitalism and greed but JFC. This is shameful. I feel so f'ed.

So the title basically sums it up. I had I guy scrape the paint off the driver side front fender and a little bit off the side around the wheel well at a gas station about 4:30 am after I got off work. I got their insurance info and pictures of the damage, ID, and insurance info (Progressive). Someone gave me their number to act as a witness and it's on the video at the gas station, and the gas station employees know me from stopping by after work and said they'd act as witness too, so I didn't think it was worth calling the cops over. The problem is, is that Progressive wanted me to use their website/app to take pictures of the car and then a video of the car (inside too for some reason). Honestly it seemed like a bit of a hassle. Any other time I've had something like that happen I've just had to take it to a shop and it gets fixed. The car was in perfect condition went it happened, which they asked about when I was filling the initial claim. Unfortunately I put it off for a a couple weeks since my working nights made it so it was dark when I got home and the sun was going down when I got up to leave for work (this was about a month ago when we had less daylight), and off course I procrastinated like I shouldn't have since the car was fine to drive. Then, about 2 weeks later, I was driving home after work and was in this stretch of the highway that is really dark when something hit my car HARD. I didn't know what it was, it was just some black blur that I didn't have enough time to dodge. I pulled over really quick cause I was dragging something and I didn't know what condition my car was in. Turns out I was dragging a chunk of my fender that was broken off. Luckily my car was drivable, but I had a hole about a foot in diameter taken out of the front fender closer to the passenger side of the car. I walked back up the highway and it turns out the semi I was behind shredded a tire and it just ripped threw my car. I've seen people hit by those before and it's surprising how much damage they can do. I honestly thought I'd have more damage from the sound of it and from the feel of the impact. Now my problem is both that I didn't get the semi truck's info so I can't have them pay for that damage, and because it happened before I made the video I now have damage to the same piece of the car that was mainly damaged by the the guy at the gas station. So I've just been stressing out about how to deal with it, not knowing how I should go about handling this now that it's gotten complicated. I swear, I go years without trouble then get hit back to back. So when looking online to help figure out what to do, I found some similar stories on Reddit while trying to navigate this, but none that fit me specifically. So I'm hoping I could get some advice on how to best deal with this, or at least someone that can let me know what to expect. Sorry for the length of post, and I appreciate any help!