View Poll Results: What was your experience?
Company benefit plan, covered OK. They didnt ask.
20
74.07%
Company benefit plan, covered OK. But they did ask.
0
0%
Company benefit plan, coverage refused.
0
0%
Private personal plan, covered OK. They didnt ask.
1
3.70%
Private personal plan, covered OK. But they did ask.
1
3.70%
Private personal plan, coverage refused.
3
11.11%
No coverage when I came here anyway.
2
7.41%
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Pre existing medical condition
Jun 17th 2011, 12:47 pm
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Jun 17th 2011, 1:18 pm
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Re: Pre existing medical condition
That is interesting and surprising.
When I went with the Alberta None Group plan administered by Alberta Blue Cross there were no questions asked. They covered everything I was taking at the time and there were never any questions about new drugs as they were added.
There was one drug (Plavix) which I have been taking since 2003 and after I had been with that plan for two years they said they would not reimburse me for any more for Plavix without a letter from my cardiologist. He provided the letter and they reinstated payment for it.
When I went with the Alberta None Group plan administered by Alberta Blue Cross there were no questions asked. They covered everything I was taking at the time and there were never any questions about new drugs as they were added.
There was one drug (Plavix) which I have been taking since 2003 and after I had been with that plan for two years they said they would not reimburse me for any more for Plavix without a letter from my cardiologist. He provided the letter and they reinstated payment for it.
I can see the business case they make and I don't have an issue with it.
