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Does UPS shafting of it's managment healthcare make U accept they want to get us too?
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<blockquote data-quote="balland chain" data-source="post: 1190299" data-attributes="member: 43608"><p><strong>Re: Does UPS shafting of it's managment healthcare make U accept they want to get us</strong></p><p></p><p>In reference to a post above stating that Teamcare is good insurance.. Do you realize that the cost of the insurance is 297.00 per week ? I know this because I am on Cobra, partly because Liberty Mutual dragged their ass and made me keep going to their Doc in the box for three months after my injury. The case worker waas chastised by the Surgeon. and here I am facing another surgery and out at least 6 more months.... Back to team care,,it is roughly 1200 per month for this "great insurance".. I did some checking on what 1200 would get me in todays market. Well, I could get insurance with no copays for anything, no 80/20, unlimited dental coverage, vision, yeah that too, and I would not get stuck with a bill for 300.00 after this so called great insurance.. Too bad I would need to sing a contract for coverage... I will agree, it is decent insurance because it is free for us. BUT the amount that UPS pays for this insurance is criminal for the coverage that we get.. Central States is not an insurance company, they simply process the claims and like all "administrating" companies their goal is to deny all they can.. WHY did the Teamsters not get us on a plan with a REAL INSURANCE company, i.e... Humana, United healthcare, Blue cross blue shield ( dont get confused BCBS is not our ins. company CS just uses BCBS to get the average cost of treatment) , I know this because after CS denied a claim , an agent gave me the number to the BCBS office in Durham NC. I was sick of the run around, and had a three way call with BCBS & CS both on the line .It is absurd that this ins. cost UPS 297 a week and the coverage is so poor. And now with the locals who voted no (rightly so) will get enhanced benefits that the suck ass locals who voted yes will not get, that right there should make all those who voted their supplement thru wake the friend up...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="balland chain, post: 1190299, member: 43608"] [b]Re: Does UPS shafting of it's managment healthcare make U accept they want to get us[/b] In reference to a post above stating that Teamcare is good insurance.. Do you realize that the cost of the insurance is 297.00 per week ? I know this because I am on Cobra, partly because Liberty Mutual dragged their ass and made me keep going to their Doc in the box for three months after my injury. The case worker waas chastised by the Surgeon. and here I am facing another surgery and out at least 6 more months.... Back to team care,,it is roughly 1200 per month for this "great insurance".. I did some checking on what 1200 would get me in todays market. Well, I could get insurance with no copays for anything, no 80/20, unlimited dental coverage, vision, yeah that too, and I would not get stuck with a bill for 300.00 after this so called great insurance.. Too bad I would need to sing a contract for coverage... I will agree, it is decent insurance because it is free for us. BUT the amount that UPS pays for this insurance is criminal for the coverage that we get.. Central States is not an insurance company, they simply process the claims and like all "administrating" companies their goal is to deny all they can.. WHY did the Teamsters not get us on a plan with a REAL INSURANCE company, i.e... Humana, United healthcare, Blue cross blue shield ( dont get confused BCBS is not our ins. company CS just uses BCBS to get the average cost of treatment) , I know this because after CS denied a claim , an agent gave me the number to the BCBS office in Durham NC. I was sick of the run around, and had a three way call with BCBS & CS both on the line .It is absurd that this ins. cost UPS 297 a week and the coverage is so poor. And now with the locals who voted no (rightly so) will get enhanced benefits that the suck ass locals who voted yes will not get, that right there should make all those who voted their supplement thru wake the friend up... [/QUOTE]
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