Guy On Twitter Details Infuriating Medical Insurance Experience

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mattstaff
Jan 18, 2020 2:00 PM EST

Twitter user @AdamWeinstein went ahead and detailed his unbelievably frustrating experience trying to navigate using his health insurance. He ends up having to jump through all kinds of frustrating hoops. Definitely gives off the impression that the insurance is doing anything but helping his cause. 

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    Text - Adam Weinstein REPRESSIYE TOLERANZ @AdamWeinstein Them: Your copay for the CT scan will be $500 Me: Whaaaat? No way. Who'd you talk to at my insurance? Them: ... Me: What's the cash self-pay rate, if I don't use insurance? Them: Uh, $300 Me: ... 2:25 PM · 1/15/20 · Twitter Web App
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    Text - SA Adam Weinstein @AdamWeinstein REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ Me: So the CT scan is $300 if I self- pay, but $500 if I use my $500-a- month insurance? Them: ...yep Me: Okay I guess l'll pay cash then | Them: Fine. But the radiology charge will be separate, and I don't know what their self-pay fee is Me: Can you find out for me? Them: ... 2:27 PM · 1/15/20 · Twitter Web App
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    Text - Adam Weinstein REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ @AdamWeinstein Them: Okay here's the number for radiology to find out their self-pay fee Me: Wait, while you had me on hold I checked my plan info... Them: ... Me: It says my CT scan copay should be $300, not $500 Them: ... Me: So... can you call my insurance Them: ... [sighs] Fine, sure 2:30 PM · 1/15/20 · Twitter Web App
    via @AdamWeinstein
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    Text - Adam Weinstein @AdamWe... · 59m Replying to @AdamWeinstein REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ Mind you, this is all about an hour after my ENT's office called my insurance to get the CT scan approved, then called me back and said it would cost me $100. But maybe that's just the radiology fee? WTF? 96 273 140 Adam Weinstein @AdamWe... ·56m When I asked why my insurance copay REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ on this CT scan was more than a cash self-pay rate, I was told that the self-pay matches the best negotiated ra
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    Text - Adam vveinstein @Adan Me: Dear insurer, can you please help me find a CT scan imaging co that's in my REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ network? Them: Sure. So you know that's a $400 copay, right? Me: My plan info here says $300. Them: Is that 2020 plan info? Me: I mean, your website gave it to me! So it's [looks]... from 2015 275 96 Adam Weinstein @AdamWei... ·31m Me: Dear insurer, why is your copay on my plan $100 more than the self-pay rate REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ for a CT scan? Them: We can only vouch
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    Text - Adam Weinstein @AdamWe... · 28m Me: So I guess the place I'm scheduled Broward Health Imaging on Andrews -- isn't in plan, since they say it'll cost $500 plus 50% coinsurance, so can you please send me a list of in- network providers for this CT scan? REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ for Them: Sure thing, we'll email it Me [opens email]: Florida Blue Provider Dir .. 737805521579118049065.pdf Open with Florida Blue 00 npose You Searched For: Provider X-Raylmaging red BROWARD HEALTH IMAGING 1601 S ANDRE
    via @AdamWeinstein
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    Text - Florida Blue Provider Dir . 737805521579118049065.pdf Open with Florida Blue 0V npose You Searched For: Provider X-Raylmaging red 1601 S ANDREWS AVE BROWARD HEALTH IMAGING FT LAUDERDALE FLORID Radiology / Imaging Centers ozed (954) 847-4273 ortant 401 FLAS OLAS BLVD CARDIONETUC 276 12 98 Adam Weinstein @AdamWei... · 13m At this point l'd just pay 300 bucks for a thickly accented Austrian to tell me "Eet's naht a tumor" REPRESSIVE TOLERANZ Q8 272 70 Adam Weinstein @AdamWei... 5m Me: Dear i
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