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Topic: Insurance Issues

a POSITIVE insurance thread

03/2007 | 5 Comments

my new insurance kicked in... bought my meds today-- $30!!! NOT $300! YAY! I think the pharmacist thought I was nuts :)
medical coverage

02/2007 | 2 Comments

My name is Krystle and my 19 yr old sister has Epilepsy and is also deaf in one ear. She was first diagnosed when she was 16. We were raised by our...
Epilepsy and Life Insurance

02/2007 | 15 Comments

I had two sets of temporal lobe seizures 8 months ago. These were the only two of my life and I have had none since - completely controlled by...
My health Insurance

01/2007 | 0 Comments

As I waited for my physical I applied through the same company for life insurance to secure my family. The life insurance became effective immediately...
Need Help on Choosing Insurance

01/2007 | 3 Comments

What type of health insurance plan do you have? I am just starting out (OneShopInsurance) and wondered what most actors have in terms of health...
medications

11/2006 | 19 Comments

Is there such a thing called generic medicine for epilepysy. 'cause I don't know if u know it or not these med's r quite expensive. I take Lamictal &...
USA Drug Coverage--Worst?

10/2006 | 1 Comments

I am a long-time tax-paying American citizen with epilepsy who's now retired, and I am finding that virtually no medical insurance plan (including...
cobra is costing my dad a fortune

09/2006 | 4 Comments

I recently had to go on cobra but that will cost my dad a lot of money and I can only stay on it until next june. Does anyone have any suggestions for...
Insurance and Divorce

05/2006 | 3 Comments

If you have had a private PPO insurance policy for over twenty years but it is in your husband's name and you are considering divorce, what can you do...
Cody.

03/2006 | 1 Comments

Hello, I'm a 41 year old male with a complex seizure disorder that my neurologist has just told me will reqire either VNS surgery or a partial...
Insurance Questions - Please help!

03/2006 | 10 Comments

Hi! I moved recently, and lost my health insurance from my previous company when I did. I didn't have enough money to continue using Cobra. I have...
Medicare Part D

01/2006 | 0 Comments

Epilepsy.com has recently added a new section on Medicare Part D. http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/medicine_medicare.html Please feel free to comment...
Insurance/medicare

01/2006 | 4 Comments

Hi, I used to be on a cobra policy from my place of work. Now the policy is reduced to cover a family plan. Yet. medicare does not cover a lot of what...

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