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CrazyOne
12-01-2004, 06:48 PM
I think I want to start a contest...

I have gotten numerous calls today (my part-time job is working at a dental insurance company member service phone center) from folks who end up complaining about their dental insurance, and the question usually comes out as, "Why am I paying so much for insurance when they don't pay for nothing?" The two main requirements for a good answer are that it satisfies my urge to strangle and/or call the caller a moron, and that I don't immediately get fired for the answer.

Be creative... I know you can... and thank you for your support.







Prizes?? You don't need no stinkin' prizes!
DrRich
12-01-2004, 07:13 PM
Dental Insurance sucks!!!
2Blonde
12-01-2004, 07:38 PM
You put up with this crap during the day and you actually want to read about it in your off time. You really did pick the right screen name.

Okay, here goes... Military dental insurance (United Concordia) I had a crown that broke after 4 years and 11 months and 6 days. First time through they deny the claim because it has been less than 5 years since the original cap. So then I call them and ask them to send me info on my policy. I read the info and find out that if the military has moved us more than 40 miles during that time then they would pay for the replacement. So I had to track down a copy of my husband's change of duty station orders from when we moved here 4 years ago and mail it to them all so they would pay for a crown.

It was the stupidest thing I had ever heard of that they would only pay for it because we had moved. And that they would have denied it because it was 24 days shy of the 5 year mark. STUPID! STUPID! STUPID! Oh well, at least they paid for it. Then it took me 6 months to get my other portion of the money back from the dentist's office. Not his fault, his insurance clerk is an idiot.

...2Blonde
CrazyOne
12-01-2004, 08:03 PM
Thanks for playing, Blondie... I run across those kind of situations all the time... bugs me no end. The worse one I've seen is a plan that you can buy on your own in California... it's a plan that gives you coverage both in and out of network, but if you just go out of network, you actually pay more in premiums than the plan will pay out in benefits.

Now you see why I hear that question so often... ;)
mouse
12-01-2004, 08:34 PM
Do I have to pay more if I only brush once a week?

Do I get a discount if I eat cream corn instead of corn on the cob?

IF I knock out 2pac's teeth do I have to pay to put them back in even though he asked for it?
Jimcs50
12-01-2004, 11:20 PM
SW has a boyfriend, and that blows.
iminlakerland
12-02-2004, 01:04 AM
^ Lol jimcs! now now play nice.
Drachen
12-02-2004, 02:03 AM
The only sound my mind makes is "glurp, glurp"
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 09:13 AM
SW has a boyfriend, and that blows.

I don't blow! :lol
SpursWoman
12-02-2004, 09:21 AM
:nerd
Jimcs50
12-02-2004, 09:26 AM
I don't blow! :lol

We have not yet ascertained all your sexual proclivities as of yet.


:)
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 09:30 AM
We have not yet ascertained all your sexual proclivities as of yet.


:)

Jim, I'm sorry but I won't be able to share that with you. :lol


Oh, and Crazy, just talk to them in an Indian accent(Apu voice) and tell them how bad healthcare is where you come from. 500,000 Rupies a month and they don't cover brain freezes from slurpies!
Jimcs50
12-02-2004, 09:34 AM
Jim, I'm sorry but I won't be able to share that with you. :lol


Oh, and Crazy, just talk to them in an Indian accent(Apu voice) and tell them how bad healthcare is where you come from. 500,000 Rupies a month and they don't cover brain freezes from slurpies!

It is alright, I have a mole operating undercover as we speak.....we will all find out sooner or later.

:smokin
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 10:03 AM
It is alright, I have a mole operating undercover as we speak.....we will all find out sooner or later.

:smokin

Find out what? That I'm straight, or when/if/how SW knows this already? :lol
Jimcs50
12-02-2004, 10:09 AM
It's all good man. SW is like a member of our family in here, and whoever takes her out has to stand up to scrutiny at the highest level. You better just watch yourself there pal...and treat her right, or you will suffer the wrath of the forum. :makemyday
Shelly
12-02-2004, 10:10 AM
It's all good man. SW is like a member of our family in here, and whoever takes her out has to stand up to scrutiny at the highest level. You better just watch yourself there pal...and treat her right, or you will suffer the wrath of the forum. :makemyday


YEAH! What Jimbo said. I still can't believe she left me for the devil.


*sniff*
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 10:12 AM
YEAH! What Jimbo said. I still can't believe she left me for the devil.


*sniff*

Well if you don't like you can sit on my tack! (Wait that sounded wrong!) :lol
Shelly
12-02-2004, 10:18 AM
Well if you don't like you can sit on my tack! (Wait that sounded wrong!) :lol

uhhh.....:lol
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 10:20 AM
Don't think of it as losing a SW as much as gaining a 666! :)
AlamoSpursFan
12-02-2004, 10:21 AM
Well, you may be her boyfriend, but you'll never be able to say you ate Bill Miller's with SpursWoman and a tuba player named Lurch...

:lol
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 10:27 AM
Well, you may be her boyfriend, but you'll never be able to say you ate Bill Miller's with SpursWoman and a tuba player named Lurch...

:lol

Nope! Sounds like a TR memory?
SpursWoman
12-02-2004, 10:29 AM
Well, you may be her boyfriend, but you'll never be able to say you ate Bill Miller's with SpursWoman and a tuba player named Lurch...

:lol



Whatever happened to your El Camino, anyway? :lol
AlamoSpursFan
12-02-2004, 10:31 AM
Dunno, but I miss my Elk...
AlamoSpursFan
12-02-2004, 10:36 AM
Whatever happened to your El Camino, anyway? :lol

No wait...I do remember.

I cracked the head on it backfiring it in the Burger King drive thru.

:drunk
bigzak25
12-02-2004, 10:39 AM
"Why am I paying so much for insurance when they don't pay for nothing?"

well sir, your money goes to facilitate our superior call center services....we thank you for your support. now is there anything else i can answer for you today?
GoldToe
12-02-2004, 10:43 AM
Drop the dental insurance and make a trip to Piedras Negras and get your teeth fixed for a lot less and you don't even need an appointment.
Johnny_Blaze_47
12-02-2004, 10:44 AM
It is alright, I have a mole operating undercover as we speak.....we will all find out sooner or later.

:smokin

You know, BigZak mentioned something about a mole or a freckle in some spot on his body once.

I wonder...well, actually, I'm trying NOT to wonder.
bigzak25
12-02-2004, 10:53 AM
:lol the freckle is in a secure and undisclosed location. witness relocation can be a bitch sometimes.
Blood Dong
12-02-2004, 11:29 AM
http://www.marvistavet.com/assets/images/bad_teeth_small.gif
SpursWoman
12-02-2004, 02:19 PM
http://www.marvistavet.com/assets/images/bad_teeth_small.gif


Gimme a kiss! :makeout :lol
Shelly
12-02-2004, 02:36 PM
Pitney Bowes website sucks and is sllllooooowwww.

That is all.
DrRich
12-02-2004, 03:44 PM
Some people are so unprofessional!!!! So someone works for you 1 day, 1 stinkin' day, and don't bother to show up again or even bother to give you the courtesy of a phone, then they call three weeks later and want to get paid for that 1 day!!! Keep in mind that day was spent in training that I essentially had to pay for.

Do I have to pay them or can I tell them to take a flying leap?
Jimcs50
12-02-2004, 04:30 PM
Some people are so unprofessional!!!! So someone works for you 1 day, 1 stinkin' day, and don't bother to show up again or even bother to give you the courtesy of a phone, then they call three weeks later and want to get paid for that 1 day!!! Keep in mind that day was spent in training that I essentially had to pay for.

Do I have to pay them or can I tell them to take a flying leap?


You have to pay them.

Then you can tell them to take a flying fuck.
Useruser666
12-02-2004, 05:10 PM
Pay them in small coins of foreign currancy. :lol
DrRich
12-02-2004, 05:12 PM
Jim, I left out the part where I pay her and just told her to take the flying fuck!
Jimcs50
12-02-2004, 05:32 PM
Doc, where is your practice? Did you go to UTHSCSA also?
DrRich
12-02-2004, 05:33 PM
Yeah, I graduated in 96. My practice in at Broadway and Sunset. Where are you at?
Jimcs50
12-02-2004, 05:35 PM
College Station.

That is a nice area you practice, not far from The Quarry Golf Club. :)
DrRich
12-02-2004, 05:49 PM
Just around the corner.... :elephant
Marcus Bryant
12-02-2004, 05:52 PM
Life is good. Fucking good.
Shelly
12-02-2004, 05:58 PM
My rims are bent beyond repair. Thanks, stupid San Antonio potholes.
2Blonde
12-02-2004, 06:40 PM
Okay, Crazy One, here's another one...My husband is getting ready to retire from the military. When he does our dental insurance will change and our premiums will increase a lot. Our medical insurance is subsidized at 100% while he is active duty but after he retires we pay premiums. Anyway, to the point....Our new annual dental premiums will be more than twice what our annual medical premiums will be. I guess our mouth is more expensive to maintain than our bodies ???

...2Blonde
CrazyOne
12-02-2004, 07:58 PM
Dang... that's harsh... almost makes you wonder about the worth of the dental insurance. If it's a PPO plan, you probably have a maximum yearly benefit of $1500 or some amount... it may be worthwhile to compare what you pay with how much you could get in benefits. Some plans aren't much better than having no insurance at all.

But don't let them know that I said that...