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flamingdem

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76. Do you know the exact date this started?
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:06 PM
Jun 2012

That's important to those who have paid last year for instance

Then to whom do I apply for a refund? (NT) Zavulon Jun 2012 #1
The benevolent insurance companies. (n/t) WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #6
Good. Maybe after 6-8 months of paperwork I will Zavulon Jun 2012 #17
Hmm. cliffordu Jun 2012 #45
The IRS is hiring 16,000 new enforcement agents specifically to collect fines for ACA. Sirveri Jun 2012 #46
Fuck Ron Paul! NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #54
YEP- FUCK RON PAUL. cliffordu Jun 2012 #73
I saw it posted by another poster here. Sirveri Jun 2012 #80
Because it's cheaper to pay the fine. Zavulon Jun 2012 #84
You don't provide data about your situation to back up your post. LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #103
Do you have any proof that employers have to pay a fine?? cliffordu Jun 2012 #109
Who is your ins. company? In what state? Let's check this out and get this taken care of. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #51
Kaiser, Virginia (although both co-pays were collected in DC). Zavulon Jun 2012 #86
Our benefit reps advise our retirees LiberalFighter Jun 2012 #104
Here's an article that explains how it works, when it applies & doesn't. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #111
Your doctor. Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #35
Yes, I think it's the DOCTOR who incorrectly charges the copay. Remember, it's free for PREVENTIVE Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #52
Thanks. Zavulon Jun 2012 #87
No need to apply. mzmolly Jun 2012 #43
I thinfk if I had any refund coming for those visits Zavulon Jun 2012 #85
The refunds haven't been sent mzmolly Jun 2012 #110
Duplicate mzmolly Jul 2012 #118
IIRC the refund is issued to the client who holds the policy -- elehhhhna Jul 2012 #116
On edit, I've read differing mzmolly Jul 2012 #117
I've paid a copay every single time I went to every one of my doctors this year. Electro Jun 2012 #2
Hello bigwillq Jun 2012 #5
Thanks and Electro Jun 2012 #7
You can do it now. Welcome to DU! gkhouston Jun 2012 #25
It applies to your annual physical, and certain other exams Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #36
I was charged a co-pay for my annual physical exam- back in March of 2012. nt Dr Fate Jun 2012 #101
Call your insurance company and tell them they BROKE THE LAW. tridim Jun 2012 #107
It is now the law of the land that PREVENTIVE well exams do not have copay amounts. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #56
What are annual exams? n/t EFerrari Jun 2012 #3
+1 Le Taz Hot Jun 2012 #23
Hey, sweetie. EFerrari Jun 2012 #28
I went through that myself until recently. xmas74 Jun 2012 #92
I hope it goes well for you. :) EFerrari Jun 2012 #94
thank you. xmas74 Jun 2012 #96
Not silly at all! EFerrari Jun 2012 #98
It's the one you get the same year a truck runs you over. Then they tell you to go away... freshwest Jun 2012 #42
Unless, I believe, your doctor diagnoses a new condition. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #4
What are you talking about. I always pay a co-pay. But I am not complaining. I have southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #8
$400/mo for a family of 4 is FABULOUSLY cheap insurance. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #16
I guess the prospect you come from. My son is a cook. Over $400 a month for terrible southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #24
I know someone who was laid off GObamaGO Jun 2012 #93
Wow, what the heck the guy suppose to do? Give them a damn leg for payment? LOL awful southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #95
Apparently they were supposed to stop paying their mortgage GObamaGO Jun 2012 #97
$400/mo. is cheap for an entire family. That doesn't mean it's easy for anyone to afford, but it's Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #57
I pay $225/mo, but that's thanks to the Teamster's Union NickB79 Jul 2012 #114
You are entitled to a general check up once a year without charge, Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #37
I live at the at doctors office unfortunately. I thought he/she was talking in general. I misunder southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #77
A specialist is not a well exam. A well exam is where you go to the dr once a year... Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #58
I'm on Tricare sammytko Jun 2012 #60
I am not talking about tests. I didn't either. How do you like Tricare Primary? I love it. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #75
The company I was with sold it as something they did for us SoutherDem Jun 2012 #9
So who has an annual exam? DURHAM D Jun 2012 #10
ha... i was sayin. but, if i dont have to pay, i may have one, lol. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #12
I'm booking an appointment with an ob/gyn as we speak. xmas74 Jun 2012 #81
remember the day when that use to be a given. preventative covered. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #82
I'm glad to see that it's covered again. xmas74 Jun 2012 #90
yup. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #106
what about eye doctor. my son has his yearly on monday. $160 for me. seabeyond Jun 2012 #83
Yep. intheflow Jun 2012 #88
oh geez... i never had eye issue, no one in our family did. everyone in hubbies family seabeyond Jun 2012 #105
I don't know about the eye. xmas74 Jun 2012 #91
sigh... lol, ya. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #108
sheeeit, i just pay thru hsa cause i have a piece of shit insurance. seabeyond Jun 2012 #11
I've never had to pay a co-pay for preventive visits n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2012 #13
No one told the insurance companies! CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FRACKING NOW!1!1! Zorra Jun 2012 #14
Your once a year check-up with your primary doc Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #38
Thanks! Zorra Jun 2012 #99
IIRC this only applies to NEW policies. If you have an old pre-ObamaCares policy kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #15
Yes, or ProSense Jun 2012 #18
Problem is, if you have ever seen a doctor for squat, you have a pre-existing condition kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #19
Really? Electro Jun 2012 #20
No, that part goes into effect Jan 2014. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #22
Website is not really that easy to understand. intheflow Jul 2012 #113
Somebody found an estimator online from some university I think kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #115
There is an option available now - Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #59
I checked out PCIP on the advice of a friend. It would cost me $500/mo. If I had that kind of money kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #74
Not true: we had the same old policy and didn't have to co-pay for the physical frazzled Jun 2012 #31
Interesting. I read that differently at the time it was written - Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #40
Not sure about that. I have a new employer and new plan, but it was no copay under old plan.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #61
my annual exams are free...medicare! madrchsod Jun 2012 #21
Um, no. Matariki Jun 2012 #26
Um, yes. The ins. co. CAN put some restrictions, I guess, but I'm not sure it can, regarding copay Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #63
YES. And for my kids too, even though I have a high-deductible plan. Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #27
Yes frazzled Jun 2012 #29
I paid full price for all medical services last year because I wasn't going to pull anything out of RB TexLa Jun 2012 #30
No. I still have to pay every time I go to the doctor. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #32
My insurance already covered annual exams before ACA as passed with no copay. n/t tammywammy Jun 2012 #33
The problem is copays and deductibles apply to any follow up care those annual exams may indicate dflprincess Jun 2012 #34
Still paying co-pays.. Some companies are ahead of the curve. other's waiting for 2014. glowing Jun 2012 #39
It is required for some plans. Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #41
Perhaps its a Florida thing, but we are still paying co-pays... My son's physical yesterday was glowing Jun 2012 #48
There's a quirk I wasn't aware of - Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #49
That is against the law. That provision went into effect a year or so ago. It is the drs. who charge Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #64
I've never paid a copay for preventative stuff Skittles Jun 2012 #44
I hadn't been to the doctor for a long time and was having some issues maryellen99 Jun 2012 #47
We ran into that quirk, as well... Ms. Toad Jun 2012 #53
I knew I was going to have to pay a part of it going in maryellen99 Jun 2012 #62
Yes. Before patients had to pay for colonoscopies. NOW they only don't have to pay IF nothing is Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #66
WHAT?! I just paid co-pay to get my BP taken! WinkyDink Jun 2012 #50
You can take your bp yourself. Why would you go to a dr. for that? nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #68
Because it was taken earlier by a dentist, and it was sky-high. I needed meds for the first time. WinkyDink Jun 2012 #78
Oh.....that's not a "well exam." That's a diagnostic exam for a problem. Copays apply. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #112
I've had to pay. AngryOldDem Jun 2012 #55
It is against the law to be charged a copay for a preventive well exam Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #65
Do you know the exact date this started? flamingdem Jun 2012 #76
I cannot imagine such a luxury as an annual exam. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #67
Not a very good deal MadrasT Jun 2012 #69
We still need to pay for labwork Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #70
I paid a co-pay, plus $100 for labwork for my physical exam. Dr Fate Jun 2012 #102
I noticed I haven't had insurance for more than 2 years, so NO. undeterred Jun 2012 #71
I don't get annual exams but my wife just got a colonoscopy without copay cbdo2007 Jun 2012 #72
Actually Xyzse Jun 2012 #79
I notice that you've been living a privileged existence where you had health insurance intheflow Jun 2012 #89
No. I paid a co-pay 3 times this year alone. Who do I write to to get my money back? nt Dr Fate Jun 2012 #100
Nothing has changed for me... always have to pay copays budkin Jul 2012 #119
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