Blue Shield of California

Was just informed Blue Shield will kill thousands. They have tripled the price of Repatha, a miracle drug that saves lives. People will have to decide between groceries or this miracle drug. Outrageous stand up, write your congressman. This shall not stand. Health care companies will not determine life and death.

Horrible coverage. I am self-employed and pay for an expensive PPO, and still get so many extra charges. The policies are ridiculous. Recently I needed to get a specific vaccine for an international trip I am taking. My doctor told me to get it but his office does not provide it, so he said to go to a pharmacy. No prescription was required. It was not covered even though it is a preventative vaccine. I called customer service and first was told that I could submit a claim form with a prescription to get the charge covered. Fine. But then another rep told me that even with a doctor's prescription it would not be covered because I got the shot at a pharmacy, not a doctor's office. I was told that since my doctor's office does not give this shot, I should have found another doctor's office that did. I don't understand that distinction indicating that even with a doctor's prescription the vaccine is not covered at a pharmacy. The lack of logic makes my head spin. We need to get rid of for-profit insurance companies. They make $$$ off of charging us more and providing us with less. Wish I had other options but for the type of doctors I need right now I really don't.

Do yourself a favor, save your time, your nerves and find another insurance provider.