It must be fighting day for me today....

[Mskanga]

I have been trying to make an appointment with DD's doctor's office for their flu shot since September. In september they told me that they were not taking appointments yet , that they will in Ocotber, well, first week of October I called and they said they are not taking them yet but they are taking down names and numbers to call patients when they start, I put both kids on the list, last week I call and they say, yes we are taking appointments, they give me one for December!! Not possible, my kids get sick before that and they are both high risk.
So I made a doctor's appointment for Oct 31st to get them , yesterday I get a call , I have to re-schedule to November 4th ( which is not a problem as long as they get the shots ) and I'm told that my insurance company won't pay for the shots. WHAT?? they tell me it's going to cost me $27.50 per child to get them.
I called Blue Cross and asked them why they won't pay for it ( doctor's office claims they got a letter from them telling them every member should pay for flu shots ) and when I told them why it was covered last year and not this year they said that it is covered on my policy! Three different people told me the same thing at three different times.
Call doctor back and they say, well I guess if they said it's covered we will just have to bill them and they will pay for it! Top it off they tell me they called the entire waiting list they had....they didn't call me, and I have an answering machine!!
Why do they make me feel like I'm trying to pull someone's tooth when I'm just trying to get a flu shot??
I'm going back to bed and I'm starting my day all over again!!!

 

[Serena]

I'm sorry. I don't blame you at all for wanting to start over. It doesn't sound like a good start to your morning at all.

 

[gepetto]

Why don't you just go to the health department?

 

[browneyes]

I hate days like that! Atleast you got it all straightened out. I hope the rest of the day improves for you.

 

[Nancy]

My store in conjunction with Kalieda Health does free flu shots every year! It is a very popular program and we get long lines!!

I have never had flu shot, I won't wait in the lines and I hate going to the doctor.

 

[Mskanga]

I had to go to the doctor's office in person and show them how they screwed up, my kids names were on the list and there was no check mark ( which means they called the people ) they just went...ooooppppsss, I guess they overlooked that part!!
They set up an appointment on a day that they are not supposed to be giving out flu shots but it was their mistake.