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Re:Insurance Startup Oscar Quits Two Markets, Rethinks Obama... by blablablame on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @06:56AM (#12351064)
Speaking for Portugal, but just this month I'm battling with our provider since they are saying a condition that started 6 months ago didn't. Their doctors, without seeing my kid are saying the problem is more than 2 years old and thus a pre-existing condition. We are fighting this but they are (for now) refusing to pay for the surgery.
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Re:Insurance Startup Oscar Quits Two Markets, Rethinks Obama... by CaptainZapp on Wednesday August 24, 2016 @10:18AM (#12352179)
This sucks so much. Insurers behaving in bad faith certainly don't only exist in the US.

Best of luck to you and for your kid.

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Re:Insurance Startup Oscar Quits Two Markets, Rethinks Obama... by blablablame on Monday August 29, 2016 @05:05PM (#12385313)
Thank you. We are trying to get it sorted, but fortunately, we are at a place that even if they still refuse, we can afford the surgery. But what happened to us happens everyday to a bunch of folks that can't really afford to (or have to wait 6 to 12 months to get it using the national health service)
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