tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post1841726199951749872..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: UnitedHealth Declares "The Health Care System Isn't Healthy" - But Is the Company Part of the Problem?Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-42527320272253666182008-08-27T23:28:00.000-04:002008-08-27T23:28:00.000-04:00UHC refuses to follow the provisions of their plan...UHC refuses to follow the provisions of their plan for ER visits. Nashoba Valley Medical Center's billing department is not better. They keep billing us $50 for an ER visit that we are not required to pay according to the provisions of the plan - because he was admitted to the hospital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-76023834298524781382008-08-27T23:26:00.000-04:002008-08-27T23:26:00.000-04:00UHC does pay for what they say they will in the pl...UHC does pay for what they say they will in the plan. My husband was admitted to the hospital after an ER visit and we are not, according to the plan, required to pay the $50 co-pay. They refuse to tell the provider that this si the provision in the plan and we are still getting bills by Nashoba Valley Medical Center - an Essent company -that is also a screwed up mess when it comes to billing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-37230038849185552422007-03-22T10:52:00.000-04:002007-03-22T10:52:00.000-04:00Simply look at the J.D. Powers survey of consumer ...Simply look at the J.D. Powers survey of consumer satisfaction with HMOs and notice that in the Northeast UHC is last. Nuff said.Jim Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505256724850674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-87201263315681203552007-03-22T10:37:00.000-04:002007-03-22T10:37:00.000-04:00Insurance companies are all alike. UHC is the pro...Insurance companies are all alike. UHC is the provider at my workplace but I am insured by my husband's provider since he is retired. Our coverer is AETNA. I need medical equipment due to a physical problem. AETNA pays only 1% of the cost of this equipment and, as a result, no health care pharmacy will order the equipment for me unless i am willing to pay over $400.00. AETNA's reimbursement Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-10198750557316547322007-03-21T10:49:00.000-04:002007-03-21T10:49:00.000-04:00UHC is much too big of a company as it is and obvi...UHC is much too big of a company as it is and obviously cannot handle the business they have. They are my provider and I've had nothing but problems with them from claims not being processed to receiving different information each time you call for customer service. They also take over 21 DAYS to process any type of flexible spending account claim and then an additional 4 DAYS to process Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-5600782055780837142007-03-21T10:15:00.000-04:002007-03-21T10:15:00.000-04:00OUTRAGEOUS!! I have UHC as my provider. They are,...OUTRAGEOUS!! I have UHC as my provider. They are, by far, the worst provider I have ever had - billing for visits they should have covered, extremely poor customer service, etc. The list goes on and on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-50558538100032118512007-03-20T21:35:00.000-04:002007-03-20T21:35:00.000-04:00This ad strikes me as utter nonsense when confront...This ad strikes me as utter nonsense when confronted with consumer and provider surveys and facts. <BR/><BR/>When added to the obvious points you made on Dr. McGuire's comp. (which we also have tracked and commented on since last spring), and the backdated options, and you look at the recent survey results from both JD Power and the NRC survey that we have featured at The Industry Radar (http://John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956101563975326891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-47398961699282205362007-03-20T20:19:00.000-04:002007-03-20T20:19:00.000-04:00This is just typical company doublespeak:"simplify...This is just typical company doublespeak:<BR/><BR/>"simplifying and eliminating red tape" = putting your personal records on easy-to-access electronic databases (for them, of course)<BR/><BR/>" Ensuring access to the right care anywhere" = making sure you go to the place that's cheapest for them (you can figure our where they've made the deals)<BR/><BR/>"Empowering you to make better decisions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com