Been wrestling with Health Care yesterday and today. My healthcare is state-specific, so if I move, it won't cover me. This seems to be the best time to choose another plan. I have finally narrowed it down to one. The nice thing is that my dental and eye care have not been covered on my old plan because they say that my doctors are out of network each time, although they were shown in network on the info when I chose the plan (tri-state region, so doctors are usually covered within 50 miles of my house in another state). This new plan will cover any dentist or ophthalmologist on the list, and both of mine are on it.
My blood pressure medication has been costing me $467.00 per month, and it is the only one that they have found that I can take. It went generic recently, so it costs me zero through the rest of the year, and next year will be $20 per month, and the only one that I pay for. Another med was $179 per month with no cost next year. If all this holds up next year will be a lot less expensive for us.
I think the collection problem may be solved. (This is long so you can stop reading here.)One of my doctors had sent me a bill at the first of the year, but I paid in-house while I was there. Unfortunately, my husband paid the bill that had come to the house the next day, and I didn't know it until later. I had a $240 credit there. Instead of refunding me, they said they would just take it off future visits since I had a monthly charge there. That was fine, but they kept sending me bills every month. I called billing, and they told me that there were mistakes and told me to ignore them. They sent it out to collections last month, and they added collection fees on top of what they said I owed. When I called them to tell them that it was in dispute and I had the receipts to prove it, they told me that it was no longer with the doctor's service, and I would have to pay them anyway, since they bought the debt. Fortunately, I had been required to take classes in law of bill collection, and evidently, they had not because they didn't know what they were talking about. I couldn't get to talk to the manager or owner of the company, just somewhere overseas. I think I have finally taken care of it. It was a nightmare, and I was tempted to pay for it just to stop the craziness. It didn't even hurt my credit. Crossing my fingers, they don't sell it to try to recoup their money, and it starts over again.
All the youngest grandchildren want to spend the weekend with us. I feel blessed that mid-teens still want anything to do with us, and they all call to talk to us frequently without being prompted. We won the lottery with grandkids.
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