Tips for Calling my Insuance Company
I probably sound like an idiot because I know absolutely nothing about insurance. I'm under my dad's highmark bluecross blueshield...
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How do I use my insurance for basic basic preventative care? (Noob here)
I want to get basic preventative care done now that I have insurance - a Pap smear, STD tests, general...
Partner lost health insurance due to parent’s layoff, but marketplace insurance won’t start until March 1. How to bridge the gap?
My 25 year old not-spouse partner was on her mother's health insurance, and her mother unexpectedly lost her job this...
Caught between Insurance and Hearing Aid Provider
Looking for some advice on how to navigate a difficult situation that occurred when I recently obtained new hearing aids.My...
How to reduce my copay to the hospital after a visit to the ER?
Hello, I was recently admitted to ER because I was having heart palpitations. They did a while bunch of tests...
Referrals, quality of care and the human connection
As a health economist who likes to think about the world in a quantitative manner,...
Estimating Medicare published rates given CPT code and locality
I am working on setting up psychotherapy with an out-of-network provider and am trying to estimate my out-of-pocket costs. I...
Turning 26 at the end of the month and just tore ACL- need help picking insurance plan
Hi all, As the caption says, I had the unfortunate luck of tearing my ACL the same month that I...
Se acaba la era de las vacunas y las pruebas gratuitas contra covid. ¿Quién va a pagar?
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Se está acabando el tiempo para las vacunas contra covid, los kits de prueba caseros,...
Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?
Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced this...
