I’m sorry if this doesn’t make sense or for any errors, I am in shock. I have a state specific BCBS under my parents (meaning I’m the dependent). Last year after I moved out of state, they told me that they cover providers out of state. I’ve never had an issue with this. Now, I’m getting claims that I owe $700, $2,000, etc for every visit I’ve had this year (I have a chronic condition so, lots of visits). Turns out, our plan doesn’t cover out of state anymore. Were any of us informed of this? Haha no of course not silly! When did it start? Last year, ya know, when they were still telling me I was covered. I found these providers on the insurance website which is the big kicker & I had no idea bc I assumed “found on insurance website + office taking insurance + no bills yet = I’m covered”, but apparently I’m just that stupid. I even called to ask about providers. Now I owe $6,000+ that I don’t have. I’m in my 20s & in constant pain. I can’t afford not going to work despite hurting & not being able to breathe & now it seems like I can’t even afford living. They said the only thing I can do is submit a bunch of appeals saying I didn’t know about the policy change. I can’t go see doctors anymore. My job doesn’t provide insurance. If I want a plan that covers my health problems, it would be a minimum of $400/month which is insane. I don’t know what to do. Anyone else experience this?

When I call an in-network practice, they usually tell me the next available appointment is in four to six weeks—or that the doctor isn’t taking new patients, it goes without saying all of this is contrary to information updated by my insurance weekly. I push a little or ask about seeing an available doctor, the conversation suddenly shifts to my insurance. As soon as they find out I have a subsidized plan, I sometimes get told they don’t accept it. Is this happening because of recent changes in federal policies, budgets, or staffing? Are providers running into issues processing claims from these plans?

2024 I met my deductible for the first time so I decided to see a sleep doctor. Found the doctor through my insurance portal as in network. Went to my visit, no payment as my insurance is accepted. A few months later I was billed as out of network. I call the doctors billing office and they assure me they are in network, they will resubmit to insurance. I get another bill, doctors billing department reassures me that they are in network, resubmits. Now in 2025 insurance and doctors office confirm that the doctor only became in network for my particular plan 10/1/2024 and my two appointments were in September 2024. Very suspicious. Is there anything I can do to get out of paying? Everybody was on the same page so I am not sure what happened? I suspect the doctor forgot to renew with my plan and so it went into effect the following month of my visit?

Some one hit my vehicle while it was parked in Tennessee. I got a police report showing they were at fault. When they contacted me to get it fixed I did not go with a body shop in their network. They said that was ok. Now the car is almost fixed and the body shop said the insurance company won't pay the amount the body shop said. It is a difference of $135 from a $1500 bill they already paid. What should I do? They said because I didn't use their network body shop it was not guaranteed to pay everything. I also have a rental from them. I called twice today to talk to the insurance supervisor and have not got a call back. It is state farm. Thanks for the advice.

Fraudulent charges trying to get them resolved since October. Last month I finally got them resolved and they sent me a letter about the claim. Closed the account, 0 balance. Today they took back a credit for 78.20 and now the account shows a balance even though it is closed I cannot pay it! Already brought in CFPB!

Almost two weeks ago, I (26M, Location: North Carolina) was the passenger in a car accident. My boyfriend's car got t-boned on my side, and he is definitely at fault. I got a pretty nasty bump on my head, which the PA at the urgent care later diagnosed as either a bad headache or a mild concussion. At first, I just had a dull headache that came and went, I'll now say I'm having migraines that are coming and going, and at their worst I want to lay down and do nothing. My parents want me to pursue legal action against the insurance. They think I should get head scans, and his insurance should cover it. I'm thinking maybe there's sort of aftercare or physical therapy that'd be possible. But I'm hesitant about suing my boyfriend's insurance. I imagine there would be negative consequences for him through them, which I wanted to avoid. I wish the headaches were getting better, but they're not--if anything they're getting worse. He's also not happy with the way the insurance conducted the afternath of the accident. Evidently they listed his car on the auctioneer's site before telling him the damage (he's since taken the car back and the listing was taken down). He planned on suing the insurance company, but he consulted a lawyer who told him he doesn't have a case. When I told him about my legal options, he said his insurance is shady and he'd pay for expenses without going through them. That, at this point, seems like it could be way too costly when it's all said and done. Meanwhile, the insurance company has contacted me and they're asking questions about lost wages and whatnot. I've told them I'm having headaches. So what are my options? How bad would this be for my boyfriend? What would you recommend in this spot?

I emailed Geico to cancel my auto insurance policy on Wednesday and sent them proof that the car was disposed of. I asked for a prorated refund backdated to the date of disposal. I haven't received any email confirmation or anything as of Sunday. I can’t do this online because they don’t allow backdating online. How long should I wait before calling?

I posted here a couple days ago about a stolen motorcycle (thank you all for reminding me not to commit fraud) and I called Geico about some questions I had. The told me I could get the collision and comprehensive policy right now, after the theft, and if the person who stole my motorcycle gets into a crash with a stationary object or another car and the motorcyclist is at fault I could be compensated. I got qouted for the coverage and it's $4,717.62! I paid $791.07 originally and the new total will be $5,508.69. I'm assuming since this policy covers the vehicle its more but $4,717.62 is absolutely crazy. I don't think I will be getting the policy at this point because of the depreciation on the bike makes it worth around $8,000 and the insurance would be almost half what the bike is worth. Even at rates of a new rider that seems fairly high. I apologize for the rant, QUESTION: Is this a normal quote for the policy on a motorcycle or is that something because I am a new rider?

I recently took my cat in for a mouth surgery to remove an infected tooth. The bill came out to be almost $600. Since I wasn’t enrolled in the wellness rewards it only covered $108 after a $200 deductible. When I pay $130 a month for both of my cats. When I first got this it was $60 for both of them and it has now doubled over the years to only cover a 1/6th of my cats surgery? I can’t believe it. Any recommendations for any pet insurance for my cats? They are pretty healthy overall indoor cats, I just like to keep this for my peace of mind in case anything happened but with this recent increase year and now this, I can’t justify embrace.

I need to find an insurance plan asap as only recently have I been told I can’t get Medicaid here in Florida , I am from NC and moved down to Florida last year to live with my boyfriend and his family , the only plans I can find have horrible deductibles and 90 dollar specialist visits!!! I am sadly a rare case and need to see multiple specialists multiple times a week normally and can’t pay 90 dollars a visit along with 400 dollars a month on insurance as I haven’t worked in over a year and my boyfriend cares for me financially. I’ve heard of blue select but that is definitely not an option for me as I stated I will need to see specialist multiple times a week and the deductible is so small , I am 21 years old please help! I’ve always been on my parents insurance but clearly it’s NC Medicaid and not Florida so I can’t use it out of nc