" I really hope this new President will make our health care industry better" This coming from a client who thought one of her employee's premium was $300 less than what it really was, and where she got this information from I have no idea. But let me tell you people IF the day ever happens that the Federal Government (or the state of Utah) for that matter, takes over our health care, the paper work, the administration, will be even messier than it is now. And if you do not have agents like my company to call and help sort out your problems, you better plan on being on hold forever, waiting for a Government customer service rep to answer your questions. But what do I know, us health insurance agents are just an added " expense" to the health care industry. We don't spend most our days solving our clients problems or anything. When we are gone, who is going to help those people then? Something to think about.
Phone call
girl on the phone: Hi. Do you work with insurance companies?
me: yes
girl: Ok someone told me that I can get an insurance company to pay so I can get my tubes untied, so you know I won't have to pay anything
me: is it medically neccessary that this be done?
girl: no
me: As far as I know, no insurance company will pay for an elective surgery like a nose job, breast augmenation or getting your tubes untied when you already made the choice to tie them
girl: well medicaid paid for me to get my tube's tied
me: well medicaid is a little different than normal insurance companies, but even that seems odd to me
girl: hey maybe medicaid will pay for me to get my tubes untied, can you see if they will do that? me: Um I am not medicaid you will have to call them directly.
Um...where do these people come from? Medicaid PAID for her to get her tubes tied, interesting...but now she wants medicaid to pay for her to get them untied, if you are still on medicaid, I bet you got your tubes tied for a reason, now you want medicaid to pay for you and a baby.....ahhhhh this blows my mind! This is what I call abusing the system! Come on people! Medicaid regulations need to get a little bit tighter in my opinion! Wow, was all I could say!
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AMEN! I have such a hard time with people abusing the Medicaid system, especially when MIchael and I work so hard to pay for our health benefits and pay to have a baby and such, I could just scream!
I so agree! Medicaid is so abused! I work at a dental office, and I hate when you see people on medicaid, but their kids are in designer clothes, their nails are done, and they have a very nice cell phone. Its a disservice to those who really need medicaid, and those who actually have to work for health benefits.
By the way, your baby is so big! He is such a cutie!
That is crazy. I need a massage... I think I'll go apply for medicaid!
breeann: i was wondering if i could get the family feud Q&A's that you have? with what's happened lately, my family decided to have a big thanksgiving up here and i figured i might try and throw together a game. email me chinnms@gmail.com if you want to pass along all your hard work :)
I am so sick of people trying to abuse the system! I see it all the time working at the hospital! She probably had like 10 kids on medicaid and they didn't want to pay for any more, so they paid to get her tubal. People are so stupid sometimes!
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