13 thoughts on “Check Your List Twice…for Health Insurance!”

1. Major, major complaint.  When I call in for a problem I have (I don't qualify to provide employer insurance, but that then excludes me from individual insurance for some odd reason and nobody on the chat line can tell me what to do), I've been on hold twice for over 20 mins and then, and only then do they tell that there are 44 people ahead of me in line.  OY!!!  I may just take my little number away from Connect for Health and call Cigna and Humana directly.   Right now on hold again 4 mins and no indication of how many people are ahead of me.  Wow, 5 mins in and they said only 15 calls ahead.  Progress.  I might get done before the 23rd.  Probably not, however. 

   I don't qualify for the tax break, so I'm only doing this to add the numbers.  May not be worth the amazing hassle.  Any thoughts?

    

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   1. The "on hold" music sucks, so use the online chat feature.  You can do something else on your computer while you're waiting.  Plus, BE SURE TO ASK THE CSR FOR AN INCIDENT NUMBER.  That way you can refer to it next time you have to call in with the same problem.

      The added bonus of using the online chat is that you can print the chat log just in case you need to escalate your question to someone else.

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2. I wasn't aware that Santa is a U.S. citizen. 🙂

   These ads are slightly less offensive. But they're not helping…

   http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/09/colorado-enrollment-spikes-but-age-may-be-a-problem/comment-page-1/

   As of November 30, just 9,980 Coloradans had purchased private insurance. But that number has increased to over 15,000 since, according to Monday’s announcement.

   Another 64,290 had enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program as of November 30, putting the state’s total enrollment at 74,270 for the first two months of the exchange.

   But if current trends continue, the exchange may have an age problem.

   Demographic information released at the end of November shows the makeup of the exchange so far skews much older than federal officials have targeted.

   The White House has set a goal of ensuring that roughly 40% of all enrollees on the federal exchange are young and healthy.

   As of November 30, just 11% of total enrollees in Colorado’s exchange fall into the targeted 18 to 34 age bracket. The majority of new enrollees – more than 60% – are between 45 and 65.

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   1. of course Santa is American. And, he is white and he"did it". The govt didn't do it, he "did it"

      Oh, he is mythical….

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   2. Santa isn't BUYING health insurance in that ad, is he?  He doesn't need to be a 'murican.  If he's selling he could be any nationality.  Maybe Chinese?  Like most goods sold at Walmart.  Would that make you happy?

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      1. You've got anger issues, don't you?

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         1. Um, no anger issues.  I have issues with partisan bullshit.  Always have; probably always will.

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         2. Ralphie is not angry, Mod, he's grumpy. We share a distinct lack of tolerance for political bullshit.

             

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   3. So, have you gone on the exchange?

      What's your stake in this? Hoping it fails? If so, any reason other than name Obamacare refers to the Kenyan Marxist extremist Muslim/anti-white christian fundamentalist President?  

      Hope it works?

      If you're on your parents' plan, have they been on the exchange?

      Are you just going to use the emergency room, as so many "conservatives" are, when you get sick or break a thumb? If so, I'm payin' yer tab, skeezix.

      Oh, were I a mouse in the wall.

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3. A total of 2 hours on hold (3 different times) and I, a recent cancer survivor, am insured!!!!  Worth all the hassle.

   By January 1, 2014, for the first time since 2005, all of the employees of my tiny little business will also be insured.

   Obama, Obama, Obama!!!!  (Imagine me dancing with delight right now.)

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   1. Congratulations!

      And thank you for being the responsible owner. Good karma. 

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   2. exlurker–make sure you follow up with the company you selected and make sure they actually got your enrollment.

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4. The ads could have mentioned the December 23rd date.

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