if insurance falls through start making payments NOW
Posted By: jc on 2009-04-01
In Reply to: Concerning post below about possible pregnancy... - pregnant mt
I'm not trying to jinx you, but in the event you make too much money to qualify for insurance, you can start making payments now to the hospital and an OB for care and labor/delivery. I am due May 8 and even though we have insurance (kind of crappy insurance) it is still a butt load of money for an uncomplicated birth. We started making monthly payments from the start to the hospital and the OB so it wouldn't be so bad all at once.
Also, if you do qualify for Medicaid and WIC (and this is your first baby like me), take advantage of any covered birthing classes and educational classes. I have taken classes and learned so much! It takes the stress off a little bit when you know what to expect. Good luck!
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
So send $2 a month. You will be making payments
x
3 payments....sm
I was in contact with them and didn't ignore them but at the three month point there was no hope. I had tried a payment arrangement a few months before and was able to do half of it, but I kept getting in deeper and eventually just couldn't make any payments. I don't know your situation, but try seeing if they'll work with you. Even after I missed the payments they still went higher up to see if they could do something else (they couldn't) b/c they have been getting so many voluntary surrenders of cars recently. Good luck.
This, I think, falls under the fraud category
There are people who use an illness or even a fake one to gather money like this. Some are prosecuted. Who are you to judge? Don’t know there but I would judge and say pretty lousy person, jerko, underhanded, dishonest and a few more I know cannot post on this board.
Tell me why you are behind on payments and you don’t want husband to know
Are you the one responsible for certain bills- was the money used for something else, just why?
Great Falls, but Kalispell is much prettier.
I like Great Falls because I grew up here and have a lot of friends and family, but the Kalispell area is so beautiful in the Flathead Valley. Flathead Lake is huge, and the scenery is breathtaking. The town of Big Fork on Flathead is my favorite, but that area is much more expensive than Great Falls.
I also lived in Portland for 1 year and thought it was great there, but I missed my family and friends and all the mountains too much. I loved how green everything was there. The "green season" here is pretty short.
Woman falls into freezer & dies
How can you do that? Wouldn't it have to be an awfully big freezer? Regardless, what a horrible way to die.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police say a woman accidentally fell into her freezer and died before a friend found her and called authorities.
Colorado Springs Sgt. Tim Hogan says a woman called police Saturday morning to report her friend was dead in the freezer. Hogan says that an initial investigation makes it appear the woman fell into the freezer, then got trapped and suffocated before she could get out.
Foul play is not suspected. The woman was not immediately identified, and police didn't say how long the woman had been dead in the freezer before her friend found her.
For those people with school aged children when do vacations start to dwindle and you start getting
ready for school. I usually take a vacation when things slow down at the end of Summer and I am just wondering when in August most people start getting into school things and less vacations are taken.
Not always true about minimum payments - sm
One of my kids was seen in the emergency department last April and we didn't get a bill for the visit until September. The outstanding bill was about 800.00.
As I have always done in the past, I made payments, no less than 100.00 per month to get it down. Along with the second statement in October was a letter from the hospital stating that we would need to choose one of three payment plans.
1. Payment in full.
2. Two installments for half of the balance each time.
3. Apply for a credit account at 18.9% interest.
This was definitely something new and I ignored it. There was NO way I was going to choose any of those three when I have always done as I was doing, making payments of no less than 100.00 per month until the balance was paid off.
Guess what.... when the balance was down to 200.00, they turned it over to collection. Yep. Turned it over.
Be very careful.
My SIL makes it this way and the meat basically falls off of the bone.
I know that once she gets the pork seasoned, she puts in a small roasting pan and then sets it in a "bano maria" at 250 degrees like for 10-12 hours depending on the size. I will see if I can get the recipe from her. As far as the seasoning, it all depends which way you want it, for Cuban style mojo seasoning, it can be bought already made in a bottle at the grocery's store in the international food section, probably Goya brand. Then, there is the other seasoning with the oregano, salt, vinegar, garlic, black pepper, and olive oil.
When looking at the two options, the monthly payments were much higher
if buying, I mean by double in many cases. Also, my husband knows the car dealers where we bought, and they were the ones actually explained all of it to us and why most of them lease! I'd rather pay under 300 a month forever than pay 500 or more a month for 5 or 6 years for the same car. Yes, you may not have car payments for a few years but what are you really saving based on the above? Plus, NO repairs and always having a brand new car. Some even come with free OnStar and satelite radio for a year, and other perks like that. Oh, I've bought many times in the past; and for me this is just a much better deal. To each his own.
Be very careful about credit card payments
I just paid off my Visa to the tune of over 7,000.00. This was what was posted but did not take into consideration the interest charges put on- I got a bill for $1.50 so I thought ok will send that in, I was a day late- (no excuse, just overlooked) and they had put my interest- get this from a low 10 to 117.16 for that month- now what would happen if I owed a REALLY BIG amount- I would never get that paid- how it worked out was I owe them now $15.59 which I think will pay before time. Just be aware, folks! These folks are ruthless....
I'd grab my backpack and tent and head for the Falls Trail
Ricketts Glenn, PA
In MHO when they start asking its time to start explaining.
My daughter and I started discussing the basics in like second or third grade.
Good luck it was much harder for me with my son.
insurance
I live in Upstate NY and I am an IC also. I found the best way to go (cheapest) is to join a local Chamber of Commerce and buy a plan through them. They can offer you the best price for health insurance at group rates. You have to pay an annual fee to the Chamber so that's the only snag, and it pays to check out different Chambers because each one is different with some being cheaper than others.
need help with car insurance -
Have had State Farm since I was 16 - my house is also State Farm. Just found out that almost 2 years ago my now 23-year-old daughter who still lives with me got a DUI. State Farm is dropping us both. My record is very good - one tiny accident (hit a pot hole and had to have new aluminum wheel) in over 13 years. If she could live on her own on her salary I would make her - but she can't. She doesn't drive my car - I think I have asked her to get gas for me on a couple of occasions - and when we go on vacation she might take a turn. Any ideas? What will insurance cost me now - any good companies to go with? HELPPPPPP!!!
car insurance
I have a teenage daughter on my car insurance (thankfully neither of us have ever had an accident). If you're over 50, you can join AARP and then you're eligible for discount insurance through the Hartford. They saved me about $60.00 a month over any other insurance I had previously. If you meet the age requirements, look into it.
insurance
My son had a DUI and the ins was going to cancel us but they said if I only insured myself and my son showed proof of other ins that they'd keep me. Could this work for you?? Just a thought...
PIP INSURANCE
Everyone who lives in Florida should be aware that the PIP insurance as we know it is soon to expire on 10/1/07. Please go to the web site http://www.wpbf.com/index.html. In the center, scroll down a little in the middle is a survery that asks Do you think personal injury protection (PIP) should be eliminated? Please go on line and vote NO. Send this email to everyone you know. We want hundreds of votes.
Also, please send a letter to Governor Charlie Crist,o to Speaker Marco Rubio and Senate President Ken Pruitt. You can find their email addresses on MyFlorida.com. It is very important that they add this to their agenda on 6/12/07 for their special session.
Thanks for your help.
Insurance...
I agree with not being able to do that. I cannot get on my boyfriend's insurance because we aren't married but maybe it's state specific or company specific. If they are allowing gay/lesbian couples to ensure their significant others, then allowing ex-spouses or bf/gf to be insured by the other may be possible.
Insurance
Did you start a claim with the existing insurance? This happened to me, I had to do the cobra until my husband's new insurance kicked in, and they accepted the pregnancy not problem. I would call your current carrier and ask curiously. Some insurances dont have a problem as long as there was no gap without insureance. It so happened that the new insurance picked us up in just 30 days and we only paided the cobra for one month. I think when it comes to pregnancy, pre-existing does not apply, as long as there was no gap. Check it out. It was awhile ago for me.
Insurance sm
It sounds like you're a great friend and neighbor!
Our neighbor never gave us their insurance information. Our situation is a different because in addition to physical scars, our daughter has emotional scars from this dog bite that will take a long time to recover from.
I did some research on the dog bite law. Sometimes insurance companies will cancel the homeowners policy if there is a dog bite on the property. If they don't cancel it, the insurance premium will increase by a lot. I think this is why they didn't try to go through the insurance company and thought we would accept this small check.
We believed them when they said they would take care of everything. I guess we're just too nice! 
but you do have insurance, it's the same
I didn't have a job, even though I do. It's lying. It's fraud.
Pet Insurance
I have some pet insurance. It is $17 a month for each dog. I figure, for $200 a year, if the dog lives to be 15 that would be a total of $3000 over the life of the dog. Which can be less than the cost of a single operation.
So I got the insurance. Andy had a minor surgery (removal of keratocanthoma) that came to $600, including $200 to have his teeth cleaned (not covered). After the deductible I got a check from the company for $300. I was pretty happy with that.
insurance
Does insurance cover any of the cost for implaints or dentures?
no insurance
I just got my teeth cleaned and you just call the office and tell them you are uninsured and they offer you a much cheaper rate, they charged me 75 bucks.
I think you are making way too much of it.
My BF of 9 years calls me that all the time when, in fact, it just the opposite--he is my "sugar daddy." If he is worth it, just let it go. People are way too sensitive these days about things.
It is almost making me cry as well now.
 as time approaches. I loved that little Tux cat. I am going to have to get mama cat fixed. I think this is too hard.
If you are not making the $$$ you need
then you double up on jobs, and jobs that will pay, not sitting around waiting on work to come thru. I up until 2004 worked 2 jobs for years and years, for a safety net and both of those would qualify for full time, weekends included. I have now done MT longer than you so I guess I might know jack squat about what I am saying. I never got evicted, never did without food, kept a car, home and everything by myself because I did work so much. Why in the world are you making peanuts working 10-12 hours per day? I know the pay was more years ago, I understand that but if the job is not taking care of your needs, then a person needs to do something else.
how did this become an insurance debate???
I posted simply to relieve some stress and anxiety...sheesh! THANK YOU to the sincere posters expressing their sympathy...to the rest of y'all who turned MY post into a petty debate... !!!
Health Insurance
Does anyone know where I can get family coverage? I live in NY and I am taking an IC position. Thanks
Homeowners insurance ? (sm)
I'm wondering if anyone has heard of this happening. My niece spilled a small bit of bleach on her carpeting, about the size of a baseball. The spot is in my brother and SILs living room. There is also a small spot going up their stairs. So, they called the place where they got their carpeting (about 3 years ago) to see if there was anyway they could fix it, and they informed them that the homeowners insurance would cover this and that since the carpeting is wall to wall, they should be able to get the entire house re-carpeted. Does anyone know if homeowners will really pay to have your entire house re-carpeted just for a small bleach spot? If so, I am going to call about our kitchen floor that has a large scratch on it from our table!!
Those *studies* were done by insurance --sm
companies who do not want to pay for the workers' comp cases and people that have gotten it. Just another *scam study* so they don't have to pay...just like the Katrina thing...where flooding caused by the hurricane is not covered because it is flooding.
My son's insurance would not pay for Nexium (sm)
but it would pay for Protonix (none of the others worked anymore - Zantac, Pepcid, Prilosec). He has GERD and Barrett's. Anyway, he has been taking the Protonix for about 3 years now, and it is still working great! He never had to go on the Nexium. But I guess each person might be different.
Health insurance, so not sure.
My copay is the normal amount though, so it may not be too expensive. Our more expensive drugs will have a higher copay. You might see if your doctor has samples, just to see if it will work for you.
This is w/o health insurance either - sm
though ours is cheap (but very, very good). We only pay $140 a month for 4 of us. Of course just about every few months (if not every) something unexpected crops up too, car repair, etc.
insurance scam
this girl is looking for more than just medical expenses, trust me. Same thing, went to hospital and had x-rays, nothing wrong, then all of the sudden, couldn't hardly walk. How do I go about this with absolutely no one knowing it's me who is turning her in?
Insurance Scam
Usually, I am the type of person to pretty much tell you what's on my mind, but hubby doesn't really want me to say anything to her because he is good friends with her hubby and figures if I upset her, then he has to stand by her and that'll end their relationship. With me, it's what you see is what you get and I tell it like it is, maybe that's why this is bothering me so much. I always mind my own business too, but for some reason this is just bothering me more than I should allow. I am fearful of her even coming to our home, falling and getting hurt, then suing us; or even having her in my vehicles now because of what I am seeing - a woman I thought I knew but now see this dark side. She is figuring on going to court if they don't give her what she/lawyer wants and I already told her "not to count on me to testify in her behalf" because I totally am in disagreement with what she is doing". She said nothing to that comment. Hubby figures no way she'll get what she is expecting due to no surgery and it's just a strain, but I have seen people fall in sh__ and come out smelling like a rose, and she is one of them. I agree with other poster, she has turned in all claims to private insurance so maybe they'll check into that. They already asked to access past medical records and lawyer said no, that it has nothing to do with this, but that was early on right after accident. I am not afraid to say something to her, I am just not sure if I should, especially since my hubby really doesn't want me to. He cannot even stand her anymore and they used to be fairly close and tease each other as being bf and gf; that's how close we were. Also, secretary is my neighbor - go figure. We just leave that subject alone when together. I don't know what I am going to do, if anything, and I think you are right, I just need to address this issue directly with her because it's not in my nature to talk behind someone's back like this. I only have 1 face and do not particularly like myself for talking about her like this, though until now, I have only talked about it with my hubby. Thanks for all your advice.
Homeowner's insurance
Just a heads up depending on where you live in the NE. I live on Cape Cod and the insurance companies have almost all pulled out of this area because supposedly we are due for a big one some day. Even though I live 7 miles from the ocean, my company dropped me, and I had to go on the state-sponsored insurance program. My insurance is now $2000 on a $350,000 home with a $2500 deductible which does not include wind damage. That has a different deductible based on percentage of damage, maybe 1%? Can't remember right now. It's not that expensive compared to Florida, but we haven't even bit hit by a big hurricane. They just think we MIGHT be some day.
So you are saying you do not like insurance companies????
![Belly](http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_219.gif")
Medicare is first insurance
Any of the insurance plans I have seen only go to age 65 even if you are working. They might work hand in hand with Medicare as your supplement but this is often expensive unles your employer continues to pay for it. They will use Medicare as the primary and your other insurance as the secondary.
We pay nothing on Hubs insurance
so then this is next year for me although retirement age not actually until 67 for me. Drats- was wanting to stay on his PPO, no cost to us and really good covering all. I have until March of next year to contact them now.
I have hepatitis C and my insurance is thru him (nm)
x
Are you sure you have the traditional insurance?
You won't believe the number of providers who try to balance-bill their contracted HMO patients.
Have you called your insurance company to see what you really are responsible for? If you have the old type of health insurance and the provider is a participating member, you may be responsible for 20% of the usual and customary (U&C) and not the entire billing charge.
How are you feeling? You sure don't need medical bills on your mind, all you should be thinking of is getting better. And, as the other poster stated, as long as you are making payments, you should be OK. Just don't let them talk you into a large monthly payment. Be honest with yourself and agree with what YOU can afford.
As for extra help, it depends on where you live. Are you the only person working in your household? You might not like the idea, but you might need assistance from your state.....this is nothing to be embarrassed about. It is your right as a US citizen. Go for it!
You have already gone through one nightmare, at this time you don't need a provider pressing you for more money then they already have received. Sure, they are due their money, but they are due their fair share. Hospitals and even some doctors overcharge so much! Why don't you request an itemized bill...then go over it with a fine tooth comb. You might just find some charges that were added to your bill by mistake.
Get well!
cobra insurance q
i have the option to have cobra insurance but have not done so. As luck would have it now i am sick. If i call tomorrow and pay for the cobra insurance will they cover me if I go to the doctor the next day? is there a waiting period or pre-existing condition clause? TIA
Did insurance cover this or how much?
nm
Yes, insurance covered it.
There was a pre-certification process, which included photographs. Ugh. It took about a month to get the approval. It was 100% covered through my insurance.
Do they have homeowners insurance? sm
That's who I would have filed the claim with.
are your taxes and insurance in with
the house note? By the time you have to pay for these out of pocket, will you realize much difference; I'd say keep paying your house notes and work on the other stuff; just my thinking. DO NOT TOUCH THE 401K; you will be horribly taxed on it as income. Actually, you guys are not that bad off debt-wise, know it's crowded, but you can survive for awhile yet and may another addition to the house would be feasible later; sounds charming, I love rock houses. If you have land, I'd say hold onto this deal, land's getting harder and harder to come by. For sure you don't have homeowner's agency to contend with. This will get better; just keep on keeping on. Good luck.
Insurance for Pets
I wonder if there is insurance that covers illness in addition to accidents. We had a dog who had Cushing's Disease and the treatment cost us a small fortune.
Insurance and pitbulls
Yea insurance companies have a "black breed list" that usually include Pitbulls, German Shepherds, Boxers & Chow Chows. Some pitbulls have that aggressive nature in them that can be brought out, but you have to trace back to the breeder & get the history of that dog's mom/dad's temperment.
Health Insurance
I pay $240 a month for mom's (49yo) health insurance. This is for medical insurance plus a dental & vision discount program. She doesn't go to the doctor alot but when she does go there is always a remaining balance anywhere from $40-$80. Hospitalization through the insurance is set at $5,000 deductible. I am just wondering does this sound reasonable or is there anything else cheaper with good coverage or same coverage???? I checked into BCBS but they are SO expensive. Any input on this is greatly appreciated.
|
