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  • problem

    Uninsured replied on December 04, 2008 23:54 to the problem "Health insurance through Mediabistro" in mediabistro.com:

    Uninsured
    Greg

    I'm trying not to take your comment as condescending (gee? "our entire health system is very bureaucratic? really?) but it's difficult.

    The problem is nowhere near resolved.

    Nor did I receive any phone call (or e-mail) from mediabistro as requested.

    1) If you'd read what I posted you'd see that I'm not trying to accuse either mediabistro or Total Capital Planning of "pushing" a program. Merely of incompetent administration, bad customer service, and acting like jerks.
    2) This is a serious problem that cost me hundreds of dollars out of pocket yesterday because I had to go to the doctor and do a direct pay
    3) I'm receiving e-mails from Total Capital Planning that read like Monty Python skits (for example, today they want me to send a letter proving that I'm no longer working for a company that I left 18 months ago--that's also no longer in business). The "Dead Parrot" skit springs to mind.

    I'm probably old enough to be your mother, so the "reality check" about the health care and insurance really does not go down well.

    Uninsured
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  • problem

    Uninsured reported a problem in mediabistro.com on December 03, 2008 20:12:

    Uninsured
    Health insurance through Mediabistro
    I applied for mediabistro health insurance, talking to the broker in advance, got in my application on time, called the next day to make sure everything was OK, and now had to go through a whole song and dance that they can't give me health insurance, don't have all the forms, etc., etc.

    I have spent days taking care of this and actually had to turn down work to get this taken care of. It could have been fixed instantly if the broker had not 1) lied to me that everything was OK on the 25th or 2) let me speak directly to Oxford

    As a result I am out a lot of time, a lot of money for messengers, etc.