Hi, yes a throwaway account cuz im a bit nervous So starting a few weeks after changing insurance providers, the pharmacy accidentally (?) put some meds on the wrong insurance(multiple times tbh, and the last one was over 6 weeks after the insurance had been stopped?!) . i get a notice maybe a month later saying i owe them quite a large sum of money. I go back and forth for about half a year before i was able to get a check from my new insurance to cover it. It isnt even the whole amount, but it helps. Now im so frustrated w the old insurance for putting us thru so much hassle. I tried to do a payout w them for like half the amount for all the trouble and after their review, they denied that request. But what if i were to let it go to collections and then do a lump sum payout with them? Any ideas how badly that would affect my credit? Im floating typically around 800 so i have decent credit. Or does medica debt even count towards credit score? I feel like i cant find a solid answer to that…im in the midwest usa for reference. Or even, what am i mot considering by doing this? I could def use the extra money, this whole situation was not my intention. It was rly super stressful tbh. Thoughts? Thanks everyone in advance! Any suggestions advice etc welcome.

I recently had a life event (job) that allowed me to change my plan. I chose blue cross blue shield options, because the doctor I need to get a surgery from is in network with them! As of yesterday the hospital in Dallas is not in contract with blue health blue shield anymore.... would this be enough to qualify for another life changing event? This doctor is one of the few specialists that preform this micro nerve surgery. I heard soemtimes hospitals and insurance companies come to agreement and they will start accepting my insurnace again.

I am getting some MRI's done at a outpatient facility and wanted to get an estimate by my insurance on my copay. My insurance asked me to get the NPI /taxid for the radiologist that will be doing the MRI so they can get the best estimate. I have BCBS I contacted the outpatient facility (NJ imaging network), and they gave me an NPI number but thats the NPI nubmer of the facility. I asked for NPI number of the radiologist, but they said that they bill under the facility, not the radiologist. How am I supposed to get an accurate estimate here? Also by "provider" billing I mean physician billing

First time posting on Reddit, and not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, if not I apologize, please direct me to the right place if that's the case. So I'm in LA and I have Progressive Car Insurance. Here's the situation: I got rear-ended back in February, the other driver was fully responsible for it, I went through the whole insurance claim process and got my car repaired, and because my insurance has $1500 car rental allowance during repair, they got me a rental car for about a month while my car was under repair. the car rental company was Midway Car Rental (The one my collision body shop is using.) Everything went smoothly back then and I even got my deductible on time from Progressive, I returned the rental car when my car was ready, they checked the rental car, no extra fee needed, no issue at all. Then out of no where, last week the car rental company charged me THE FULL RENTAL PRICE to my credit card I put on file (I used that for the deposit.) I called them, they said they have been asking my insurance to pay the rental fee for months and they never paid, that's why they charged my credit card. I called my claim rep, he said they paid the car rental on 7/15, which was 10+ days ago, the rep is also baffled by the unexpected charge. I checked my Progressive app and can see the $1500 rental reimbursement under my payout summary, and it did say 7/15/2025. I am not sure what's going on and what to do in this situation. Both side claimed that they're not the problem (well expected) the car rental is asking me to ask my rep for proof of payment and send to them or else "they can't do anything about it", I passed the message and all the info to my claim rep, he said he's on it but then nothing happened and he's now not available through phone somehow. Im very confused and somehow been put in the middle as a mediator?? I really need the car rental to cancel this charge on my credit card. It's an foreign credit card and I need to pay it off soon, and this expected charge is seriously messing up my payment plan this month. But it seems like both party needs to investigate or negotiate this for some time, and they're not very cooperative and helpful. Any suggestions, advice?

I have been a State Farm policyholder for nearly 30 years. Last year, they warned me that my roof needed replacement, otherwise they would cancel my policy in September, 2025. I replaced the roof that summer and sent State Farm the evidence. I even have voicemails from State Farm acknowledging that I have replaced the roof and even suggesting I might be able to get a discount for the new roof's impact resistance. Today I received a letter that they would cancel the policy because I hadn't replaced the roof, just before the height of hurricane season for our area. Either incompetence or underhandedness on their part? I can't tell.

I’m 23, no accident or tickets at all currently driving a 2021 Mazda3 hatchback, no loan on the car. Currently paying 362 a month for full coverage with USAA and live in Florida. Should I look elsewhere for insurance? I’ve been with USAA 5 years now and I’m starting to think I’m over paying.

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!

I’m bringing home a puppy in two weeks. This breed (golden retriever) is prone to cancer and foreign body ingestion. We also live in an area with a lot of Lyme disease and I heard the vaccine doesn’t always work, so I want insurance that covers things the dog is vaccinated against (because we can do our best but Lyme could still get us). Anyone have any recommendations? I’m overwhelmed with all the options. I don’t care about paying the vet directly. We don’t mind a higher deductible- we really just truly want catastrophic coverage like cancer or surgery. Dental problems (not cleaning but actual problems) would be good too but it’s not 100 percent necessary. No matter what option I start to go with when I look it up there seems to be problems. I’m leaning to Embrace because they would cover Lyme. Trupanion seems like the rates go too high over time. Healthy Paws won’t do Lyme. Lemonade seems like people don’t trust it.

My son has two insurance policies, one with me and one with his Dad. Both plans are with BCBS. Dental office called to tell me they can't run the claim because BCBS website is showing that he is inactive on Dads plan. Dad says plan should be fine. So no idea why the Dr office is seeing that. I asked if they could just run it under mine and they sad it won't work because Dads plan is inactive and the my plan won't pay until it's resolved. This doesn't make sense to me. Why would it not process with my plan just because Dad's plan is inactive? Wouldn't this be the same as my son only having one insurance plan now and run it without the secondary attached? Can someone break this down for me?

We have been on medi-cal since 2020. Husband and I both lost our job. When we started working, we reported our income. We had a child and our income still within theamount that qualifies. 2022, I reported my income. And they still renew. 2023, I did not work, we qualified. 2024, I got a new job July, I called and they said my medi-cal will be cancelled by August. I enrolled in my job's medical insurance. Fast forward 2025, got a letter we qualified. I kept in my record that I always submit proof of income. What should I do?