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@2DRenism Hello, If you would like to send us a DM, we an look into this for you.

@BCBSTX My out of pocket max hasn't updated in a month and is missing hundreds of dollars of payments. When are things going to start being updated again? @BCBSTX

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@mimidest2019 Hello, If you'd like to send us a DM our team can verify your plan's coverage for a service and see if it's possible to obtain an estimate of what your cost may be.

@BCBSTX @BCBS do better! You can’t tell me what my portion of a payment is going to be on an xray or mri! What’s the point of having insurance with you if you can’t provide info to your clients! #useless #ripoff #willjustcancelandpaycash

@stanblessleah Hello, I'm sorry you've had a frustrating experience. If there's something we can help you with, please send us a DM.

@BCBSTX you all are the absolute worst in provider healthcare. Your call center is beyong pathetic, everyday you lie and cheat and then seeing along patients so you can delay and deny medication. What a sorry organization you are

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@AnnieMabel6 Hello, If you'd like to send us a DM our team can look into what's going on and see if we can help.

Who can help me fight @BCBSTX ? They have denied a life saving treatment that they have previously covered the past 2 years. Denied by a pediatric dr, but I'm 50 something. Unacceptable!

@DONTTREAD2013 Hello, We are aware of the system issues some people are currently experiencing. We are working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible.

@BCBSTX So your website for Texas seems to be experiencing technical difficulties. Again. It would sure be nice to be able to login to our health plans. Ugh.

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@AnnieMabel6 Hello, I'm sorry to hear this. If you could send us a DM, we can look into your situation.

@BCBSTX claims my dr didn't send an appeal, but just sent my medical records to them. No, they are not stupid. As a top health insurance producer, I have stopped promoting this #dumpsterfire of a copany. #theworst

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@AnnieMabel6 Hello, I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with this. If you'd like to send us a DM our team can look into what's going on and see if we can help.

I've been taking a life saving medication for the past 5 years. The past 2 years I've had @BCBSTX but they have decided to no longer pay because I'm doing so well. Make that make sense!

@JaideepAdhvaryu Hello, Our team can look into what's going on and see if we can help if you'd like to send us a DM.

@BCBSTX I am seriously concerned by the mess-up and leaving me and my family without active insurance for almost whole of the month. I dutifully signup on marketplace in Dec, made payments using the link recvd, the amt gets taken from my account and I even get a set of cards. And then told that payment went to last year's plans and so my plan (and therefore the cards) are not active. And now it is 14 days of regular follow-up but still no resolution. The customer advocates have been extremely empathetic but cannot resolve without backend support. And everytime i talk, i get new ticket with new SLO being another 7-14 business days. I am completely clueless how to get this resolved fast. Any help from BCBSTX to get this resolved will be appreciated.

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@John_Milburn Hi John, I'm sorry you've had a frustrating experience. If there's something we can help you with, please send us a DM. ~ HC

@BCBSTX your Customer Service is soooo slow and agents are poorly trained and cant provide answers

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@blavescoltd @kevinnbass @AmadeusR4124 Hello, We have responded to your DM.

But @BCBSTX denied my husband hospital stay ! Heart failure ! Appeal Letter – Medical Necessity for Inpatient Hospitalization Patient: Robert Stephens Admission Date: 12/30/2025 Facility: Houston Methodist The Woodlands Physician: Zain Pan, MD Diagnosis Codes: •Acute on Chronic Systolic Heart Failure (EF 20–25%) •Acute Kidney Injury on CKD Stage 3 •Pulmonary Edema •Multifocal Pneumonia •Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure •Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy •Hypertension •Transaminitis •Ventricular Arrhythmias (NSVT) ⸻ To Whom It May Concern: I am formally appealing the denial of inpatient hospitalization for Robert Stephens on 12/30/2025, based on the assertion that his condition did not meet medical necessity criteria. This determination is not supported by the clinical evidence documented during his hospitalization. Mr. Stephens presented with life-threatening, multi-system acute decompensation requiring continuous monitoring, IV therapy, and specialist management. The following objective findings confirm the necessity of inpatient care: ⸻ 1. Severe Cardiac Decompensation Echocardiogram Findings: •Ejection Fraction: 20–25% •Severe global hypokinesis •Severely dilated left and right atria •Moderate to severe mitral regurgitation •Grade III (restrictive) diastolic dysfunction These findings reflect advanced systolic heart failure with high risk of sudden cardiac events. Clinical Course: •Acute on chronic systolic CHF exacerbation •NT-proBNP elevated to 1210, later improving to 583 with IV diuresis •Required IV furosemide and oxygen •Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) requiring telemetry •AICD present and interrogation planned This level of cardiac instability cannot be managed safely in an outpatient setting. ⸻ 2. Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure & Pulmonary Edema CT Chest & X-Ray Findings: •Diffuse ground-glass opacities •Interlobular septal thickening •Bilateral peribronchial infiltrates •Cardiomegaly •Pulmonary edema favored over infection Clinical Management: •Required supplemental oxygen •Diagnosed with hypoxemic respiratory failure •IV diuresis initiated •Pulmonology consulted These findings represent acute respiratory compromise secondary to heart failure — a clear inpatient indication. ⸻ 3. Acute Kidney Injury on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD Stage 3) Laboratory Evidence: •Creatinine: 2.06 → 1.70 → 1.43 mg/dL •BUN: 28 → 27 → 23 mg/dL •eGFR: 51 (abnormal) Nephrology Assessment: •AKI on CKD Stage 3 •Likely due to CHF and inflammation •ARB therapy held due to renal dysfunction •Strict intake/output monitoring required Renal instability in the setting of heart failure requires inpatient monitoring. ⸻ 4. Suspected Multifocal Pneumonia Supporting Data: •CT imaging: Patchy bilateral consolidations •Procalcitonin: Elevated •Empiric IV antibiotics (ceftriaxone + azithromycin) •Pulmonary consultation •Blood cultures negative Although pulmonary edema was favored, antibiotic therapy was medically indicated due to imaging and lab findings. ⸻ 5. Significant Fluid Overload Intake/Output: •Net negative –720 mL •Lost 16 pounds since admission This reflects significant volume overload, requiring IV diuresis and close monitoring. ⸻ 6. Liver Injury from Cardiac Congestion Labs: •ALT: 83 → 73 → 62 •AST: 52 → 59 → 41 •Albumin: 2.1 g/dL (low) •Total Protein: 5.5 g/dL (low) Diagnosed as congestive hepatopathy secondary to CHF — another marker of systemic decompensation. ⸻ 7. Need for Multidisciplinary Inpatient Care During this admission, he required: •Cardiology •Pulmonology •Nephrology •GI •Telemetry monitoring •IV diuresis •IV antibiotics •Oxygen therapy •Electrolyte replacement •Strict intake/output tracking This level of care cannot be provided safely in an outpatient or observation.

At least 20% of healthcare spending is waste and fraud. That's $1,000,000,000,000 on waste and fraud in healthcare alone. Maybe as much as $2,500,000,000,000. The federal deficit is $2,000,000,000,000. America is being bankrupted by waste and fraud.