Insurance companies were created to make our lives miserable.  This is something of which I am convinced.

I should amend that statement.  For-profit insurance companies were created to make regular folks miserable.

What has made me say this now?  DH decided to appeal a denial of 500 USD.  The first paperwork we saw had only one incident that came under the denial.  He appealed.  The denial came back with three incidences of something different than what we appealed originally.

What is being denied?  Something that had been previously covered when submitted.  The insurance company in question is notorious for this sort of behavior.  While I understood why DH wanted to appeal, I felt that eating the 500 USD would be the wiser course of action due to the insurance company’s reputation.  (He, rightly, felt they should fulfill their contract.  Me?  I’ve dealt with this sort of absurdity with my allergy situation since I was 18, I knew they would go back and find further stuff to deny.  500 USD was, in my mind, a pittance to what it could have been.  Perhaps I have already been defeated by the insurance monster?)

So, I now have a very irritated husband who is dealing with the insurer and his workplace representatives while he is debating (with himself) whether going further with this appeal may lead to them denying even more. 

As a note, yes, I am behind in my postings.  Everyone I know decided to be born in July or August.  As soon as I attend one birthday, I have another to deal with.  And none of the birthday people involved are able to answer the question, “What do you want for your birthday?”  They all hem and haw – but will be disappointed if they don’t get something that they actually want!