Jeff Jarvis
Just got my new COVID vaccination. Thank you, science. Screw you, Ron DeSantis.
And WTF, Aetna: You are not covering the booster (or the RSV vaccine)??? Don't tell me you care about our health. Shame on you.
Sep 19, 2023 at 1:51pmTusky
Show threadJeff JarvisSep 19, 2023
I at least got the COVID shot without cost. Government paid. Thank you, Joe Biden.
Show threadkrakalak  Sep 19, 2023

@jeffjarvis I went to my local CVS Pharmacy to get it. They informed me they no longer accepted my health insurance (Kaiser) and that the vaccine will be $190 😮 Needles to say, I passed and will wait for Kaiser to offer it.

This crazy high cost will mean people without health insurance will not be getting this vaccine. This hurts all of us!

Show threadFirefly's GhostSep 19, 2023
@krakalak @jeffjarvis
Ain’t capitalism grand?
Show threadkrakalak  Sep 19, 2023
@jeaton Yeah, this wouldn't happen in Freedonia 😜
Show threadNonya Bidniss 🥥🌴Sep 19, 2023
@krakalak @jeffjarvis Just learned about the CDC's Bridge Access Program, CVS & Walgreens participate and will provide a free shot if insurance refuses to pay.
Show threadFabPaule #FBPESep 19, 2023
@krakalak @jeffjarvis Thank goodness we still have a NHS in the UK - I have just made an appointment for my free Covid & flu jab. Thank you science, thank you NHS & screw you #torycriminalsunfittogoven sho want to privatise the NHS.
Show threadJeff JarvisSep 19, 2023
@krakalak
The Walgreens I went to said the feds will cover it; it worked.
Show threadShar(yna)Tran/Shark(aeopteryx)Sep 19, 2023
@krakalak @jeffjarvis There is apparently a gap program you can use if the insurance providers haven't got their heads out of their asses: https://mastodon.social/@laminda/111092416200501287
Show threadQuinn NortonSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis medicare?
Show threadⰎⰅ ⰀⰍⰨⰒⰎⰫSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis this is beyond parody
Show threadDon WatkinsSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis Got mine yesterday.
Show threadRobert MSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis Getting mine in an hour and 45 minutes. 😎
Show threadmsglincolnSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis Lucky you! I had an appointment for this afternoon but CVS cancelled it last night. I can't get it until Friday and it's not at my preferred location. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Show threadRodneyPetersonTalentAgencySep 19, 2023

@jeffjarvis

Aetna and Amazon are teaming up to change your healthcare to telehealth.

And who’s behind it? The very same motherfucker who signed Britney Spears to a performance contract in Las Vegas in which she had no say, power or competence to perform without being drugged and stole millions from employees pension funds while nearly bankrupting Caesars - that inimitable asshole and piece of shit Gary Loveman.

Show threadUlrikeSep 19, 2023
@RodneyPetersonTalent @jeffjarvis
Telehealth vaccination?
Show threadMark Squires Sep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis #MedicareForAll
Show threadDave Wilburn Sep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis I was under the impression that the ACA requires coverage of preventive care like vaccines. I wonder if either I am confused or they are.
Show threadOtownKimSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis I was getting the booster this week and ended up with Covid 🤬🤬🤬. Damn Florida. Luckily I'm healthy
Show threadGnorzapsSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis this booster hits with a good solid kick to the arm. and body.
Show threadGnorzapsSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis no regrets about getting it though
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Sep 19, 2023

@jeffjarvis

Aetna says you pay nothing: https://www.aetna.com/individuals-families/member-rights-resources/need-to-know-coronavirus/vaccines.html

COVID-19 vaccine FAQs for Aetna members

Members, Aetna is here to keep you informed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Visit our FAQ page for answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding vaccines, including how to schedule an appointment at a participating CVS pharmacy, and to get the latest information.

Aetna
Show threadJeff JarvisSep 19, 2023
@nitpicking
Well, the Walgreens system said Aetna would not pay. The pharmacist treid everything and it was quite specific: Not covered.
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Sep 19, 2023

@jeffjarvis

And Walgreens is wrong. You'll get reimbursed. So Aetna says.

Show threadCarl (He/Him)Sep 20, 2023

@jeffjarvis

I happened to see this in the Washington Post just now:

"Under federal law, any coronavirus vaccine must be covered by private and public insurers immediately, as soon as it receives sign-off by the FDA."

https://wapo.st/45YFRjA
Paywall breached

When should you get the new covid shot? Your vaccine questions, answered.

Fenit Nirappil, Lena Sun and an expert physician chatted with readers about covid shots, RSV vaccines and more

The Washington Post
Show threadSpam FodderSep 19, 2023

@jeffjarvis
did RDS complete one of these for himself & every member of his family? seem to me that if he doesn't trust medical science to protect them he couldn't trust medical science to save them.

<https://www.floridahealth.gov/about/patient-rights-and-safety/do-not-resuscitate/index.html>

"walk the talk."

Do Not Resuscitate Order | Florida Department of Health

Information relating to Do Not Resuscitate Order

Show threadBrad PatrickSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis @briankrebs We have Aetna; what is the cost I should expect to pay Sunday when we get our shots?
Show threadUlrikeSep 19, 2023
@bradpatrick @jeffjarvis @briankrebs
CALL AETNA! Even if you both have the same insurance company, there are a WIDE variety of policies, and yours may be vastly different from his. Additionally, the lack of coverage was probably an error, as Aetna states that there is $0 out of pocket for COVID vaccines & boosters: https://www.aetna.com/individuals-families/member-rights-resources/need-to-know-coronavirus/vaccines.html
COVID-19 vaccine FAQs for Aetna members

Members, Aetna is here to keep you informed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Visit our FAQ page for answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding vaccines, including how to schedule an appointment at a participating CVS pharmacy, and to get the latest information.

Aetna
Show threadUlrikeSep 19, 2023
@bradpatrick @jeffjarvis @briankrebs
Whenever you have an unexpected charge, call your insurance! There's a decent chance something went wrong (provider didn't submit claim, provider didn't submit claim correctly, insurance didn't process correctly, insurance denied it incorrectly, appeal wasn't submitted, etc). I had to call about a $340 blood test today. Provider didn't submit the claim (and lied about not having ins details on file when I called them).
Show threadUlrikeSep 19, 2023

@bradpatrick @jeffjarvis @briankrebs
And, yes, some of those "provider errors" are due to insurance having convoluted requirements. Tricare is the worst! But Tricare also has decent phone support if you call as a customer (providers have to wait on hold forever), so just call.

Actually, UHC is probably the *worst*, but they're just movie-villain style Evil, whereas Tricare is military red tape convoluted.

Aetna & BCBS tend to be on the better end of easy to deal with.

Show threadJeff JarvisSep 19, 2023
@bradpatrick @briankrebs
Have the government cover it. Otherwise between $1-200
Show threadoldguycrustySep 20, 2023

@jeffjarvis

#insurance companies do not care about YOU -they care about the premiums you pay them.

Show threadbeSpacificSep 19, 2023
@jeffjarvis we do not have any covid vaccine in maryland right now. None of the pharmacies have received shipments nor information about when to schedule patients. But vaccine.gov continues to show pharmacies have it and lead you through scheduling only to drop you as the last action. This is a botched rollout and for immunocompromised folks [and us "old people" as they indicate in the tick box] not good at all.