tl;dr — If you're switching jobs or have had a "qualifying event", choose literally any #healthinsurance provide that isn't Aetna.

#Aetna has repeatedly denied my prior auth for a life-changing (and potentially life-saving) drug, one that had been covered for over a year on Anthem. Aetna's reason? I'm only eligible if I've previously had a #heartattack or #stroke — events that this drug would help prevent.

Let the cynicism of that sink in for a moment.

Essentially, Aetna demands that I give my condition a chance to kill me before they'll grudgingly agree to pay for the thing that could've helped me survive.

That isn't just greedy: it's wrong. And I will be sharing that observation and the rest of our interactions with the state insurance board.

The more I think about it, the more I talk to people, the more I think #healthinsurance should be outright banned.

Insurance is entirely the wrong vehicle for taking care of people's health.

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My health insurance company likes to send me “helpful” letters about “managing” my conditon(s).

Here’s their offer of help with #bipolar1 : a mood chart thing.

This is useless. It can be hard to eat, sleep, take medication, interact with others, go to the doctor, return phone calls, and/or remember what day it is. So no, I cannot complete this complex form, even on my best day, which is itself depressing.