Hello all, I was involved in a crash Saturday night around 11PM. I was in the backseat of an uber with two friends when the uber driver allegedly ran a red light (according to the other people involved in the crash) and we got in a pretty violent accident. Luckily everyone in the uber walked away unharmed expect for me. I dislocated my finger (it was sideways after the crash) , and I walked into the hospital ER (we crashed a 5 minute walk from a big hospital in our city). I was treated and had it put back into place, and now have a follow up tomorrow. I am expecting this will continue to affect me for months. I am a student, starting grad school to become a physician assistant in August. This is going to affect me in school as I will struggle to type and struggle to be able to learn the hands on clinical skills for at least first first part of the semester. This has so far been extremely painful and I am only beginning to know the extent of medical treatment I will need and recovery timeline. This was also an extremely traumatizing and upsetting experience for me. After the accident, police were called and they spoke to me and the other riders at the hospital. I also believe the other people in the crash filed a report too. When I got home from the ER I spoke with uber and reported everything and their insurance is supposed to reach out to me. I already provided my ER discharge papers and pictures of the injury. What are the next steps here? Do I just wait to hear from uber? Also, what are my chances of receiving real compensation for my pain and suffering (like a couple thousand? Or should I expect less than that?) Thank you

I originally signed up for Petplan Canada because we had it for my cat in the UK and they were pretty good. Signed my cat up here in Canada when she was about 7 years old. A few years ago they got bought by Fetch who definitely seemed a bit dodgy based on the sudden price increase and trying to sell preventative care packages that are a total scam. Made my first claim this summer (she's now ~12?) when my cat suddenly got very sick from a hairball. She had a lot of tests including X-ray blood test, and ultrasound at the emergency vet. My Fetch policy at the time was about $133/month ($1500/year) with 90% coverage, max deductible ($650). They reimbursed $2500 of the $3500 without any resistance for which I was pleasantly surprised. I just got the email for the policy renewal and it has gone up from $1500/year to $2500/year. Some of that would be from my cat being one year older.

Gcredit 151 na utang Hello guys. Sobrang taas kasi ng penaalty na pinataw sakin ni Gcredit, napabayaan ko na din ilang buwan kasi nalimutan ko na meron pala akong existing na na-utang don i think mula sa pagloload lang. Nung binuksan ko, 1500 ung penalty pero yung utang ko is 151 lang huhu. Feeling ko sobra naman yung penalty at nagcontact ako sa customer service ni gcash at email ng collection pero wala reply sa email at sa help center is wala silang nagagawa. Parang ayoko bayaran dahil feeling ko excessive naman. Total is 1651 lahat from 151 na utang. I know na fault ko na hindi lagi nagchecheck ng accounts ko pero balak ko naman sana bayaran pero hindi sana ganiyan kalaking penalty na 10x sa loan ko. I did research and saw BSP Circular No. 1133, series of 2021 which is "A total cost cap of 100 percent of total amount borrowed (applying to all interest, other fees and charges, and penalties) regardless of time the loan has been outstanding." valid po ba ito kay gcredit? Should that mean na 151 lang din dapat ang max fee (penalties, service charge and interest) na babayaran ko with my loan totalling to 302 pesos max?

I had a great experience with Nationwide for my previous dog, who had epilepsy and developed a lot of complications. We hit our plan’s annual limit halfway through the year, every year — and they paid out thousands without much hassle. Genuinely smooth process. So naturally, when I got my new puppy (Alfie), I went back to get a quote. But they quoted me over $200/month. I’m guessing it’s because of my history of high claims, even though this is a totally new dog and policy. I ended up going with Lemonade (for wellness/preventative) and Trupanion (for emergencies/accidents), and I’m paying less than $100 total per month. Just wanted to share in case others are running into similar pricing surprises with Nationwide. Happy to answer questions about my setup!

I've seen some posts like this but figured I would ask my own question. I have a 2010 f350 dually that I only use to carry the camper or pull the boat. I think I owe around 10k on the loan if that. My truck bed camper came loose and sat on my wheel well bending the bed rail and fender. I submitted it to geico and they gave me $1700. Few months later I got an estimate from a shop and it will be $8000 to fix. It's just cosmetic and doesn't bother me too much since I very rarely drive it. Can I keep the money and instead put a flatbed on the truck in the future? I'm 32 and this is my first insurance claim. I'm looking for advice from anyone but would like to know preferably from people with experience with keeping the money from geico. Any advice is appreciated!

I had an MRI arthrogram ( contrast for hip labrum and joint) and it was coded 27093, 77002, and 73722. And then the pharmacy drugs. My insurance is trying to bill this a surgery as they say code 27093 is under the surgical code section in the CPT guidelines. Normally I would have 100 percent coverage for any outpatient clinic ( non hospital) MRIs. My insurance says even though this was not done at a surgical centre or with a surgeon ( only a radiologist), they can charge me as if it was a surgery and therefore also charge the radiologist as surgeon fees. Does this make any sense at all? That way they say I have to pay 20 percent of the whole package of MRI ( 73722), Radiology diagnostic ( 77002) , and the local anesthetic used by the radiologist prior to the iodine injection ( 27093). So even though my work insurance normally would cover radiology diagnostic and all imaging at 100 percent, they say because of 27093, this is now a full blown surgery and only covered at 80/20 rather than 100 percent. Is this true? I will post in CPt code section.

Hey! I have a question. I reside in Tallahassee, Florida. I have one car here (2025 Toyota Corolla) and a car in Miami (2005 Toyota Camry). I informed Geico that the Camry is in Miami, and my sister is the primary driver. Geico informed me yesterday that they will drop the car from my insurance because they think that it’s her car (it’s my car in my name). They told me I needed the registration that shows the car is mine, and it needs to show the address where I’m at, which is the mailing address in Tallahassee (I go between Tallahassee and Miami). Anyone has been through this? Please advise.

I am scheduled for surgery next week with a specialist. I’ve waited a very long time to get this care and am chronically ill from my health problems. I received notice from the hospital billing department today that in fact the hospital is out-of-network with my insurance. This is after at least 6 months of appointments at this hospital and with this surgeon’s office. My insurance was billed for the other pre-op appointments. The billing office informed me today that I would have to pay about 49k up front to even be seen by the doctor for the surgery at this point. I pressed both my insurance and the hospital as to how this could happen. According to the hospital billing office, they had my insurance numbers but not my card on file (I’m quite sure I gave them my physical cards at one of my in-person appointments). They said someone had entered the wrong plan into the system (one that was covered by the hospital) and just discovered this. Something feels very wrong to me, not to mention the psychological stress of having been preparing for a hopefully life-changing surgery that is likely to be off the table. I have the option to file an out-of-network gap exception or use another recommended surgeon, but I am enraged that this mistake was made. I don’t understand how the hospital could just now find out that my insurance is out-of-network. Can anyone advise—is this fishy? What might I do to get my surgery next week? My FMLA is approved, my friend paid money to fly to stay with and take care of me, and childcare and meals are organized. I find the whole thing unacceptable but don’t know how to advocate for myself. My plan is Highmark Blue Cross Community PPO.

I have UHC and while taking care of some things on the phone with a representative I asked a question out of curiosity which was just my confusion that sometimes when I get my botox for migraines my provider has me pay nothing and I get the bill later, other times I just have to make "a" payment and then get the bill later. When I say get the bill later in both cases I mean after the claim has gone through insurance I then get the billed amount I owe, and the portal for UHC updates with my EOB (I use the EOB to apply for a savings program to be reimbursed by a third party). My most recent appointment however they made me pay the full amount of botox up front otherwise they refused to treat me. I am disabled without this treatment so I just found a card with enough money on it and gave it to them. The insurance representative told me they aren't to make me pay more than a voluntary small amount of my choice if I want to, and that they aren't supposed to deny me my treatment that they approved. She told me to not pay next time and if they push back to call United and get a representative on the phone. My mother used to work medical scheduling however and she insists they can make me pay whatever amount they want and reimburse me later. I am thinking my mom might be more right but just want to hear it straight. For the record I am in the (slow) process of changing migraine treatment providers for a number of reasons related to poor communication or miscommunication.