Last year, I asked my doctor to fill out paperwork from my school so that I could have an ESA. The doctor filled it out and I sent it to my school, was approved, and that was that.
My bill for the visit was $1,080 and called the doctor's office to find out why. They didn't know why. They said it was wrong, and not to pay it, and it would be investigated. It was investigated for a year and three months, and then they finally came back to me today and explained: that because the doctor had filled out paperwork I requested her to fill out, insurance had refused to cover the entire visit. At the time, I was on the Silver 87 PPO (Blue Shield of California).
I have called the insurance company to appeal this claim. The appeal has been filed and I'll be referred to a coordinator to handle my case, which will take anywhere from 30 to 100 days.
The doctor's office is willing to cut the bill by 50%, but $540 is still a hefty amount for me to pay-- that's basically 70% of a month's paycheck-- so I'd like to see if I can get insurance to cover instead. I'm still struggling to understand why asking a doctor to fill out paperwork from my school invalidated coverage for the visit, and looking for advice on how to navigate this.
Submitted June 30, 2022 at 11:04PM by Dauinn_The_White https://ift.tt/EVRyuLo
