This surprises you or are you just being coy?

 

I now have to pay $1500. before I can get my colonoscopy because I am considered pre-existing. (Work changed from Cigna to BCBS).
Since I can not afford that, I am at risk of getting cancer again, because I can not get checked.



The truth is out there

 

See? Sickening.

 

Pre-existing conditions are still covered through the ACA, since that is still in effect. Republicans have been trying to strip that coverage for a while now, but have failed each time.

 

Thanks. I could use that.


Saying Stuff and Thangs

 

Apparently my insurance doesn’t partake in free screenings, as I have had to pay.
And since we changed from Cigna to Blue Cross, I am considered a pre-existing. That means I have to pay up front, my full deductible before having the procedure.


The truth is out there

 

The truth is out there

 

Well crap. It would seem I quoted myself, instead of editing myself.


The truth is out there

 

Put down the cocktail Sharpie.

 

It's your LIFE. Have you considered applying for a federal job? I have never heard of pre-existing considerations within the various federal health plans.

https://www.usa.gov/government-jobs

https://www.job-hunt.org/federal-government-job-search/federal-job-search-process.shtml

 

Or wait to comment, before fully waking up.
I got to over heated working outside today, and fell asleep on the couch.

 

I did qualify getting a job with the post office once, but because I had 2 young babies at the time and no one to help me watch them, I had to turn the job down.
Do you think I should run for senate?

 

I would vote for you! You are kind and knowledgeable and you listen. You would have tons of staff already trained on how to do everything while you acclimate.

Meanwhile I tried to follow the links to find entry level jobs. They make it hard. Until you jump through their hoops and create a resume, they won't show the job descriptions. But if there is a federal building near you, you could go and ask if you can look at the bulletin board for job announcements. I presume they still have that in addition to the on-line stuff. It used to be required of them to maintain those bulletin boards.

This Florida job ranges from the lowest possible federal salary, GS-1 $21,672, up to GS-15, $157,663. You could land a pretty basic support job pretty easily, I should think. Because of the application dates, it looks like they are constantly looking for people to hire.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/515470400

I bet there are lots of entry jobs related to the space center near you.

 

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/pre-existing-conditions/index.html

The ACA rules for pre-existing conditions is still the law. The GOP have tried to get rid of it but so far have not succeeded. You cannot be denied coverage or forced to pay more for a pre-existing condition. I'm not sure how your insurance company could even pretend this is OK, it's against the law.

 

This is my bitch about insurance companies. Ever since they became for profit, they have been sticking it to the people.


The truth is out there

 

I can get the screening Morgatha. I just now have to pay for the deductible first. If I met my deductible from, let’s say, a hospital stay, then I could get the screening for what my portion ( 30%) I pay for. That was just over $500 the last time I had it, and they said I was cancer free. That was when we still had Cigna through work.
I was suppose to get another screening last November and had the appointment all set up, when they called me and said that I needed to pay in full because BCBS said to them that I did not meet my deductible, which is $1500. BCBS is treating this as pre-existing.





The truth is out there