Apr 20, 2009 11:52
Some days, like today, I really hate being an adult. To avoid going into the annoying and long details, I've basically been dealing with bills and battling insurance companies today (yes, plural). I had relatively few problems before, but since it's changed this January EVERYTHING has somehow been a huge ordeal with them. Apparently when I'm coughing up blood and in severe pain I'm supposed to call my insurance company to make sure it falls under their perceived definition of a medical emergency before I can be covered at the hospital. So now they want extra info from the hospital to see if it falls under that category...
Also, my dental x-ray wasn't covered because I had some done last summer through my old insurance company when an oral surgeon poked a hole in my sinus cavity and I had to have sinus surgery. Thanks guys.
Another reason why I can't wait to marry Daniel in July: I can go under his medical insurance through his work which is with the company I had in 2007-2008 and had few problems with.
I think I did a pretty good job at staying calm with the people who weren't to blame for the messes, but man was it tough to keep the temper in line. I feel like what insurance companies pull and get away with a lot of the time is basically legalized theft.