Elective surgery!?

[Rising Phoenix]

My mom just had a piece of her skull replaced, a very long story, but she's been wearing a helmet for about a year and this summer finally had her new bone put in. She got mail today from her insurance company saying they were trying to decided how to bill her, saying that it may be considered elective! WTF! she had no skull! It's not like she got a boob job or something, if she got hit in the head, even a little she would be killed, my God! Fuming!

[KitchenWitch]

1. Insurance is legalized racketeering

They will do anything and everything to get out of paying their obligations.

[In_The_Wind]

2. Thats awful! ! !

"they were trying to decided how to bill her" ... how ridicules is that! :nuke:

[WeRQ4U]

Calling themselves "insurance" companies should be false advertising.

They provide absolutely no insurance. What they do provide is "assurance" that you won't get anywhere near what you need or deserve.

[Mizmoon]

3. Fight it

When you fight them you generally win. They are always hoping to "slip one by" an unaware citizen.

[Rising Phoenix]

5. I think they will pay it...

but the very idea that they had a decision to make, well it makes my stomach turn... bastards

[skygazer]

4. God, that's one for the books!

Incredible, isn't it? I would be on the phone to that insurance company and speaking to managers and supervisors - that's just utter bullshit.

[bleedingheart]

6. now really...she didn't have to go for the model with antennae

...just kidding...

hope all is going well for her and I hope they pay or else I am sure they will fell the wrath of Sniffa...