Aetna Health Insurance

About 2 years ago, Aetna switched its customer service to the Philippines (obviously to save $$$). Since then, it has been a nightmare interacting with them, when you need information. The reps don't know hardly anything, are just reading/quoting paragraphs in front of them, without any real knowledge of what they are talking about. They don't understand American health insurance or medical conditions (which are complex). They constantly put you on hold when you ask a question, while they search the answer; if you call multiple times about the same thing, they give you conflicting information, they can't pronounce half the medical terms... It's irritating and tiring. For goodness sake, Aetna - move your customer service back to the States! I will be switching plans as I can't take it anymore...

My ophthalmology surgeon was not in Aetna's plan (BFMG) so I opted to change insurers this year. I was appalled to learn that Aetna refuses to transfer my medications to the new provider. Any insurer changes in the past have always cooperated by transferring my medications to the new insurer. It appears Aetna punishes those who choose to leave their plan. Very petty on their part.

Even if you have "great" coverage through Aetna they will find a way to skirt it. My wife went to an eye doctor with a clot in one of her eyes and the doctor ran a set of labs. Aetna arbitrarily decided one of the labs was "experimental" in nature despite a doctor's note explaining exactly why the lab was medically necessary. Aetna used one of their morally bankrupt, corrupt attack dog MD's to write a false justification for their decision (my wife herself is an MD, and knows the lab that was run on her is very standard in the field). We are now out $700 for a single lab. Buyer beware: the coverage they claim they are offering is a lie.

Tried to have a script mail ordered to me. After 2 months calling I still do not have my script! They never got it right... not even the correct dosage!!! I have used mail order for a number of years, with no problems. Aetna is another story. They are completely incompetent. I will never sign up with them again.

I have been putting off decompression surgery to my c-spine for 26 years. 8 years ago I chose to have my lower spine fused and found "the most compassionate skilled surgeon" and proceeded. We decided that the back took priority because of the pain. Jump ahead to now. When getting approved, the insurance decided a particular device wasn't need "medically" anymore. REALLY someone at a very low rated insurance company was telling MY skilled surgeon to not do his job. After a peer to peer that changed their mind... I am recovering but now I can't get some medicine from my primary because of...you need to make an appointment. Even though you can't drive right now.

Updated on 02/15/2019: I unfortunately changed my Plan D insurance company for 2019 to Aetna. Starting in December 2018, mail and phone communications caused confusion. I now believe that was intentional. I first paid the premium for the entire year via credit card. They claim that the transaction did not go through, so I mailed them a check. But the initial credit card transaction did go through. My card issuer said there had been no declines for that transaction. It appears that I was lied to by Aetna. I wasn't aware of that until after the check had also cleared. Since it appeared that I had been scammed, I closed that credit card account.

I pay nearly 1,400 dollars per MONTH 16,800 per year for my family coverage. SO I can count 18,800 a year with the 2,000 dollar deductible before they pay anything. Not to mention the huge co pays. I had to switch from Coventry because the plan was going away. I never had a problem with paying the high rate there because the plan paid out.

I ** hate you with a seething passion, Aetna. First, I go through 30 minutes of transfers and being put on hold try to get info on my company's infertility policy through Aetna, all to be told that my wife, who also works full time, must be on the line at the same time as me in order to verbally agree or some BS. Well, we've both taken time out of our day to call, and have been on hold for 20 minutes now! We have stuff to do! We have jobs and can't afford to be on the line for 20 ** MINUTES just to get a verbal confirmation to be in this program. This is insane. All we want to do is have access to the infertility coverage through my company. It shouldn't take a literal HOUR just to get "enrolled." This whole company is an absolute racket.

Aetna RX Mail Delivery - I mailed my...sigh, perfectly monthly prescription because of non filling at any Pharmacy. (I’m too old to “drug store shop”) All I have to say is they lost my prescription upon receiving (and signing for $$$) for 6 days causing me to go without any opioid medication. They found it and I told them to mail it back (that will teach them). Now I must “drug store shop” again...

Made the mistake of trying Aetna just to save a buck. The old saying you get what you paid for is true! One of the Parkinson's meds I take was 40.00 at Kaiser. Almost 400.00 with Aetna! Have a major medical condition that requires me to go to a specialty clinic. Rep I spoke to with customer service offered Spokane - a 8 hour drive! Parkinson's makes it difficult to drive more than a hour. Worst decision I ever made switching. Hopefully I survive financially.

I had to get a prior authorization for a drug. My doctor sent them a prior authorization form twice. They responded to him saying I was approved for the drug. Then when I call them they have no record of it whatsoever and they tell me he never sent anything. Terrible communication at this company, quite disappointed with their service.

I am very disappointed with the way my appeal was handled twice! I called Aetna twice prior to having this procedure done and was advised it will be covered under medical. My dentist advised that they do not bill Aetna and I will have to submit the bill directly to Aetna to be reimbursed. I did everything I was supposed to do, with the paperwork, receipts and the doctor signing off on the bill. Aetna staff totally disregarded the fact that their staff gave me incorrect information, and I was misled and was denied the reimbursement without acknowledging or apologizing on their incompetent, unskilled staff doing this. In situations like this, for this amount, and not being thousands, one would think Aetna would do the right thing ethically and with integrity but they did not and continued to deny the appeal... Organizations like this should not be in the healthcare business because they are doing more harm than good to people...

My wife and I have spent about $3000.00 getting ready for bariatric surgery. When we were forced to renew our coverage in January all of the plans excluded bariatric benefits. Aetna has been completely inflexible and callous through the whole ordeal. I have paid thousands of dollars to them over the years and have rarely had to use them for anything other than prescriptions. They have become very wealthy from people like myself paying them and them not doing what they exist to do which is to assist with medical needs. Aetna is owned by CVS and CVS will never get any of my business from now on.

Was put on Aetna Medicare by the employer I retired from. Previously had Blue Cross which was great. Since being switched to Aetna I have been denied coverage for 3 prescription drugs I have been taking for years. I assume since they own CVS doing this saved them money, with no concern for my health. BC/BS covered all of them. AETNA denied a CT scan because their doctor didn't approve. If you call them have a translator on the phone as you won't understand anything their outsourced employee says. Hate this company and insurance. Look elsewhere for coverage.

My name is Robin, I am 52 yrs old. I am currently suffering from a major depression disorder. Let me tell you I would not wish this on anyone. I was hospitalized inpatient for 7 days at Lindner Center of Hope in Cincinnati. I found myself "lost" when I came home. They did not have a magic pill or potion to make this depression, stress, loneliness, anxiety, darkness and gloom disappear (of course).

I've had Aetna prescription coverage for several years and have no problem with the premium. Last fall I noticed irregularities and contacted them wanting clarification. I hesitate to make these kinds of calls as I realize it will take an hour or more for a minute of conversation but I persevered. I got nowhere with the telephone answering person as they were completely unskilled in their job. I asked for someone with a little more insight to give me a call in order to straighten out the matter. I was assured of the call but never received one.

I have Aetna Better Health MD after losing my job. Nothing is covered. I don't drive and there's one available therapist who takes this insurance within a 20 mile radius. I just used the mobile app to find an obgyn. I got a list of providers, called the clinic for an appointment, and was told they don't take Aetna Better Health MD. Why are they listed on the app? So I called Aetna so I could talk to someone who could help me find an obgyn who takes this insurance. I was given one choice (a male - I would prefer a female) who has horrible reviews on Google, apparently has no website, and appears to be a urologist and not an obgyn. I'm not even going to bother with trying to use this unless some emergency pops up.

Have STD through my employer. The claims person failed to make initial contact. I contacted him. We've spoken 3 or 4 times on the phone and he seemed to get it regarding my treatment. I'm coordinating two healthcare systems and having problems getting my medical records sent. It's stressful coordinating visits and trying to get records sent from two systems. This is the second time my claim was closed due to not receiving records. The last time, the claim was reopened and things were fine. Their workability website is designed so it is the SOLE method of communication. This is a BIG FAIL.

It covers very little - I know Doctors and hospitals cost a lot, but as a temporary employee I spent many years without insurance, however now that I have it through my husband's employer, I find that it covers very little. Annual wellness and mammograms are covered, yet if they find something wrong, it's up to YOU to pay for it. However, my Doctor's office nor the lab told me that I would have to pay. Now I'm stuck with a ton of bills because Aetna firmly stands that yes, I have to pay for all of this. But until you meet your deductible, you cover it.

I had a simple wellness visit over a year ago. My husband's employer is a very large employer and they pay large amounts for our coverage. A simple wellness visit turned into a 13 month nightmare because Aetna refused to cover it. Aetna used every excuse - from claiming I had co-insurance (I haven't had co-insurance for 13 years), to claiming they already paid it (they absolutely didn't). The number of phone calls to Aetna, my husband's HR dept, and the billing dept of my local physician was absolutely ridiculous. I will be filing a formal complaint with the governing board.

Customer Care is in the Philippines, they won't understand U.S. English. I asked them why a reimbursement claim that was approved in early November, and was sent for final processing never arrived by late December. I contacted them to ask where the claim is; of course, they respond, "You sent a claim?" When I asked, I quoted the other rep's email - of course they didn't understand. If you call them on a weekday, chances are that you will encounter a U.S.-based rep. I've had to complain too many times this year about the horrible, overseas customer care, and I'll switch plans next year. My complaints went to the BBB, and they responded, mostly, with a lackey reason they screwed up.

This is the biggest scam happening in our country. They deny services to paying customers without a medical review. I have platinum insurance, costing my employer +$2,500 per month. Yet, I have had claims for therapies, imaging and specialists denied over and over. Thank God I know how to advocate for myself and go through with calling, appealing etc. I worry about those who are too sick to fight back, the elderly, or the undereducated who don't know their rights. Who is advocating for them? There needs to be a federal regulatory agency that oversees insurance companies! Aetna is operating death panels, deciding who gets treatment on a whim or, most probably, based on what it will cost them to do the right thing.

The cost is roughly $240.00 monthly, however I pay a whopping $85.00 co-pay at Doctors for visit. A person without insurance pays $90.00. How is it better? The deductible is $6000,00. dollars. Is difficult to find specialty area doctors to take this insurance.

Where do I start... 11/15 I had a bad car accident that caused me to have bulging disc. I've sent police report, MRI bill, etc 3x! It just a never ending vicious circle of ignorance. First they never got the paperwork. Then they didn't get all of them. Then I sent it a 3rd time and the paperwork was too dark on the copies. Well turn the contrast down on the printer technology savvy people! I have an accident, not at fault and clearly the police report says it. So now the paperwork will be "escalated to processing department". You get insurance to be secure when life happens. They probably should hire retired people that have lived life and can understand doing one thing fully at a time and life does stop because of unforeseen events happen.

So, I found out why I was charged twice in the same month. They didn’t tell me that they bill a month in advance. It was November on the 5th and December on the 23rd. I would have never agreed to that. Because of that I lost half of my social security for November. (Bank let it go though not their fault/I didn’t have the money so the charges and overdraft fees cost me dearly.) I tried calling Aetna last Friday but couldn’t get through. Also tried on Monday. I spoke with another Medicare supplemental insurance company and found out you can cancel the supplemental insurance plan anytime (I’m working on doing that now) during the year. An Advantage plan only yearly at open enrollment time. I hope that I helped someone with this information.

My wife and I signed up in 2017 initially for the Aetna Medicare advantage hmo. We wanted to be sure that our primary care physician of 25 years was in the plan. However, after receiving our Aetna ID cards, we noticed a different doctors name. When we called Aetna, we were told that while our doctor was in their network, he was only categorized as a gastroenterologist specialist and could not be our primary care physician. We then were forced to switch our Aetna HMO plan to a PPO plan, as we were already into 2017 and past the Medicare cut off date. Aetna after reviewing our complaint regarding the misinformation we were given about our primary care physician, agreed to switch our plan to a PPO. The cost of the PPO plan was to be approximately $75 per month for each of us.

Aetna/MHBP no longer allows a wife or any dependent to receive their personal information or monies from their insurance company. ALL information regarding dependent's PERSONAL information is mailed directly to the primary holder on the insurance. Aetna has not yet figured out that women have achieved equality in most avenues of life, and at the very least, able to handle their own health details. Discrimination.

Updated on 12/01/2018: So as I wrote previously I’m being charged for both Medicare supplemental insurance plan and Medicare Advantage plan. On the 5th of November 2018, I was charged 240.74 for my supplemental and 20.00 processing fee For supplemental insurance, I have life insurance also 36.00 taken out. I went to pick up my pharmacy prescriptions November 29th and my bank card was declined (I’m on social security/disability). I was confused so when I got home I went to my banking site to find out why my card was declined. Aetna had taken out another 240.74 and 36.00 life insurance on November 23rd.

I am a licensed psychologist who is appalled at what can only be described as Aetna's relentless effort to find obscure reasons to kick me off the panel, in effect ending treatment for my patients who need it. For some, it is literally a matter of life and death. On two occasions now I have receive an EOB in the mail letting me know that I am no longer in network and that all of the recent claims I submitted were denied. This leaves the patient who is already in extreme distress in the difficult position of having to fight with Aetna to have the claims reimbursed. Almost always Aetna is unwilling to reimburse and the client ends up not only needing to pay but also hesitant to continue treatment.

Newly diagnosed adult type 1 diabetic. I didn't have years to prevent or a diet to change because it was developed as part of failing thyroid disease. I don't understand how Aetna could continue to deny and delay approving life threatening need for insulin. I don't have a thyroid and produce no insulin. While Aetna is waiting on paperwork pushing 90 days prescription, I could go into diabetic shock. I'm very upset with the politics of also telling us which drug to use when some generic brands have failed me for years. I want someone to understand that I'm just trying to live longer than 45 years old.