I've had two rate increases in a year's time, increasing in total about 64%. Has calling to reduce helped anyone? This is honestly crazy, and their vague emails with arbitrary reasoning is incredibly frustrating. September '24: $74.57 to $91.77 September '25: $91.77 to $121.58

I've had this insurance for my great dane as soon as I adopted him at 1 yr 4 months. And it has suddenly quadrupled. I paid around $1k a year, unlimited, 80% reimbursement, and it was worth it due to random illnesses and injuries. When he hit 7 they doubled it to $2k a year (this year). We just moved from IN to CO and I got hit with an additional bill since now the premium is over $4k a year. Like what the hell is this?

So like the title says, I crashed my car in July. It was stated that I was at fault and geico covered every bill, except the ambulance one. The thing is, I didn't know there was an ambulance bill until a month ago, they said somehow the ambulance wasn't able to get the insurance or anything but I called GEICO and sent over the bill, and now they are saying they can't cover it and it has to be sent through my health insurance. I'm confused on that part because I thought if it was a vehicle accident then GEICO would cover it, but now they're saying otherwise. I'm just trying to understand the policies cuz I'm just confused right now. Edit: I live in NJ, and they said my coverage wasn't exhausted yet.

I submitted a property claim months ago (homesite, Colorado) and it has been agonizing with many moving parts. Most recently, the work is done but the restoration piece, which is covered, has not been paid out so I am missing floor, walls, toilet is in the tub, furniture is all over the place, etc. it has been like this for over a month. The challenge is that my adjuster had to send the claim out to a third party, and the third party can not talk to me directly. They have even told the company doing the work on my house to stop forwarding and ccing me on emails from them. So every time I call my adjuster (the one with my insurance company), he is kind of unsure where they are in the process because he is not them, basically. But then if I check in with the contractors, they haven’t even heard from either adjuster. I am wondering if this is normal and if there is anything I can do to get clear answers from someone. It has been very “he said- she said” games or telephone for weeks and I just want my stuff fixed.

I'm 41 and live in New Jersey. I work for a non-profit and make around $35k per year. A few months ago, I saw my GP for a regular check-up and mentioned that, in my job, people often speak confidentially, whisper, or are just low talkers, and I sometimes have trouble understanding them when it seems like there is an expectation that I should not, which can get frustrating. I said that I have not had my hearing tested since I was in grade school like 25 years ago and asked whether that's something that should be checked from time to time. She said sure and wrote me a referral to get a hearing test. So I went to the website for my insurance (Horizon, aka Blue Cross Blue Shield) to search for providers and easily found an audiology office that's tier-1 in my network a few blocks away. I called them, explained that I hadn't had my hearing checked in decades and was looking for a regular test with my doctor's referral, and gave them my insurance information so they could verify that they're in my network. I went for the test, which didn't really tell me much, and later I received the finalized claim notification and was surprised to see that I owe $1,041.85. I argued with the billing department, and then I argued with the insurance company. There are two different issues here, I've been told. First, insurance explained that the medical coding was for a diagnostic hearing test rather than a routine (annual) hearing test. (Obviously, no one ever gave me an option for which type of test I wanted to receive.) An insurance representative talked to the billing department while I was on the phone and was unable to convince them to change their coding; they insisted that they had coded it correctly and that it would be illegal to change it. Insurance doesn't consider it preventive care if it's a diagnostic test, even though their Preventive Health Guidelines document mentions "Doctor will ask about hearing difficulties and refer for further diagnosis" under "Other Recommended Screenings/Tests." When I escalated and spoke with a different insurance representative, she figured out the other issue, which became the main focus: I was billed as a hospital outpatient, not as a visitor to a specialist office. She was not able to change that by working with the billing department and filed an appeal internally with the insurance company on my behalf. About a month later, just the other day, I received a denial of the appeal in the mail. I can still file my own appeal, but I'm not sure how to get a different result. In the meantime, my "payment is overdue," and I'm worried about it going to collections and affecting my credit. The billing department isn't doing anything to hold the timeline even though I've told them repeatedly that I'm arguing with insurance about the bill and had them note it on my file. If I gave the audiology office my insurance up-front, didn't they have an obligation to inform me that the service wouldn't be covered? If I found the provider through my insurance website as in-network, didn't they have an obligation to inform me that the office was considered hospital outpatient and not a specialist practitioner? I should note that I live right by a hospital in a major healthcare city, and many of the facilities throughout the city are under their umbrella. My GP's office is also part of the hospital system. Their name is on the door. I use the same patient portal for my doctor visits as I got this bill through. So why, when my GP is a regular office visit, would this audiology office bill me as a hospital outpatient? I've had health insurance for almost 17 years through my job but only recently started exercising it at all. It's absolutely insane to me that I can be billed an amount like this without anyone letting me know up front that I'm agreeing to pay for a costly service rather than just a co-pay. I'm dealing with some dental stuff right now that's not covered by my plan, and the dentist's office has been extremely clear and forthcoming about costs months in advance. In contrast, this hearing test bill feels like a scam. Does anyone have any recommendations for what I can do from here? Also, does the No Surprises Act help me with this at all?

I was in an accident back in April. At the time I did not have insurance on my car. The driver who hit and totaled my car admitted fault. Since I didn’t have insurance at the time I contacted their insurance company(Corvel) myself. After 2 months of constantly calling I was able to get in contact with an agent and she was able to compensate me for the car damages and towing charges. She later said she would take care of my medical. I was supposed to gather my medical records from the day of the accident and my medical bills and email them to her. I sent them back in the beginning of June and have not heard back since. Ive emailed and called and have heard nothing. Is this worth pursuing or should I just call it a day and be grateful for what I have received?

I have UPMC Advantage health Insurance and was taking Vascepa (icosapent ethy) and then the script went to $450 for a 3 month supply. In January i used a coupon from the Vascepa website and was able to get the medicine for $9!! ($3 per month) I just went back to the pharmacy yesterday (Giant Eagle) and they said that because UPMC no longer covers "Vascepa" I'd have to get the generic icosapent ethy, for which there is no coupon and it would cost $150 ($50 per month). Does anyone know how to get icosapent ethy for less? Also, why isnt there more outrage at the fact that our health insurers are constantly TAKING away from our plans and making it more expensive to get medicines we need?

I live in a condo in Los Angeles. My unit had a leak that caused some damage in a neighbor's unit, but when I filed the claim with my HO6 insurance, they found me "not negligent" and so "not liable." It took a while, but I eventually got paid to fix the issue on my end—but my neighbor was left to fix their damages through their insurance. Of course, they're now threatening to sue. I understand that my insurance will defend me should there be a suit (they confirmed that I have coverage, but they won't pay because I'm not liable). My concern is that they sent me a non-renewal notice over this claim. My policy will expire in two months. This means the claim needs to be closed so I can shop and secure a new provider... So, what happens if the lawsuit comes after the claim closes and I'm insured somewhere else? Who takes care of the lawsuit then? Am I being screwed over somehow by my current insurer right now? I mean, the non-renewal surely felt so, but if I'm going to be left to handle a potential lawsuit by myself, I don't know what I'll do. :-( Thoughts?

My cat is getting up there in age so now I'm trying to find a good pet insurance for her. I'm mainly looking for one that would also cover dental. I've been looking at Spot, but lots of people have said it's a scam, and from what I've heard AKC insurance doesn't cover dental.

Hi. I have never seen any insurance company charge interest on car insurance. I got the paperwork and my payment went up 70.00 a month from what he quoted me. The interest is 14.5 % for not paying it off in full. How many people can pay 6000 yearly in full. This is crazy. Please help me understand. Ty :)