Blue Cross of Illinois

I just changed over to BC/BS for 2021. The main reason was pricing. When I called the CS line to check up on payments I was treated with respect and was given the information I needed. So far, so good. What happens this year, remains to be seen.

I have been harassed from Linda ** from Blue Cross Blue Shield for a number of months now. She has Integrity issues. Consistently lying and flipping words around. Accusing me of lies and throwing out all Evidence of the truth. I know I am not the only person that she has been harassing and lying on. This woman should be disbarred. I have proof of everything I say in emails. If this lady is harassing you please come forward and file a complaint against her.

I trusted Blue Cross to review/vet the providers that they resell to their customers. I am a BLUE CROSS customer and I expect BLUE CROSS to be responsible for the quality of the providers/plans they sell. Their function in the marketplace is to use their expertise to ensure that I get my money's worth. I have a laundry list of legitimate complaints ranging from full mailboxes, long wait times for treatment approval, over-stretched staff that forgets to forward info to specialists, etc. and the contribution from Blue Cross is to transfer my call to an overseas "case manager" who is only authorized to apologize and cannot provide remedies.

I work in a Doctors office. The treatment for patients and the public in general is priority. We work hard to help everyone that walks thru the door or call the office. That's why it is sooo hard to come across with an organization that is "there to help" and get treated like this. I feel bad for the patients that has to deal with these people, I really do, I've been on the phone since 10am, my first call, is now 12:25PM. They hang up the phone, they put you on hold without notice, they ask for a call back number but never call you because they hang up, the worse customer service. I cannot believe the health and well being of the patients are in such hands.!!!

Company switched to BCBSIL to save a few bucks. This next year is going to be a nightmare as every claim submitted is denied as "not medically necessary" or "the doctor's office submitted it wrong" or some other lame excuse that denies payment without hours and hours of phone calls/writing letters. Plan documents show one thing and their EOB benefit determination show something else. If you call to try to straighten it out, be prepared for an ENTIRE day on the phone, speaking to different people who do NOT have a clue about what they are doing.

Apparently a change was made on 1/1/20 that the insurance company did not notify me about that has left me without my blood pressure and Cholesterol meds in the middle of this Coronavirus outbreak. I pay 15k per year for my plan and here I stand at the pharmacy having my covered prescription denied because of an unannounced plan change that required me to have a 90 day subscription. REALLY!! This government constantly talks about how they can do better than Obama did. I can say this I NEVER had this happen to me before. Good riddance to private insurance. It is too expensive and inadequate.

My husband was to have surgery and called to ask how much of his deductible in network and out of network had been used. It has been going on a couple of weeks and they still are unable to give us that info...so we would know how much we will have to pay out of pocket. They have lied and given us the runaround. They say they will call back and do not. I have never ever had such a bad experience with a health insurance company. And they charge a lot for their coverage but their back office is completely a mess.

I have never been so frustrated trying to reset a password. It took an absurd amount of time to reset because it kept denying all my new password attempts saying when I was CLEARLY following the security guidelines. It kept saying foolish things like "you can't use this special character" or "you can't use the first three letters of days of the week" and I WASN'T EVEN DOING THAT!! So frustrating almost to the point of tears.

I started with my new company year end of 2018, and was eligible for Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO mid January 2019. Had a plan with $1000 Deductible and $1000 out of pocket. By October 2019, I had met the $1000 Deductible and was $455 from meeting the $1000 OOP. November starts and I receive a new Insurance card with the same I.D. Number but a new group number. It turned out the Company's Blue Cross Broker made a mistake and put me on the wrong plan, when I should have had a $500 Deductible / $1000 OOP for the year.

I have been very satisfied with the Blue Cross FOR years until 2019 when I started to get premium bill showing nonpayments and threatening me with cancellation of my health insurance. After calling and writing to Blue Cross showing them that my payments were made on time and sending proof that I have been paying on time, this month, October 2019, the same threats continues. Not only is the bill wrong (with threats !), it was received by me on 10/26/19! My payment is due by 11/05/19.

My Doctor ordered an MRI for a painful back condition. The test was denied. Last year I switched from United Healthcare to Blue Cross Blue Shield because it was a little cheaper. In retrospect that was a BIG mistake. It is benefits election time at AT&T and I will be sure to tell as many of my 300,000 coworkers to avoid BCBS and stay with ANY other medical insurance provider.

In 2019, dental claims processing can and often has taken months. The claims handling people don't seem to pay attention to anything your provider sends and things that used to be handled and paid easily are now routinely denied or multiple requests for more information are sent to your provider and then seem to not be looked at or considered at all. In fact, we even had a denial on a procedure for a tooth that BCBS claimed was missing (it is absolutely still in my mouth lol). We're waiting to see if calls to correct the mistake result in a correctly processed claim or another denial in the near future... So underwhelming experience to say the least. I wish we could switch to a different company because BCBS dental claims handling is so incredibly frustrating and poorly run.

A bit pricey, but top notch service and coverage. Am looking into mutual of omaha as their rates are significantly lower. Service and coverage are purported to be the same, so why pay more if you don’t have to?

I had Blue Cross Blue Shield for well over the past thirty plus years. The coverage is really the best. Especially, for a skin cancer removal for coverage with a specialist Dr. ** and staff at park ridge illinois, and Presence team for the day too, the care, the overall cost was 13,000 i was responsible for 1800. A Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage representative contacted myself and my sister Lena, for a preview of the plans and questions of our senior living. That really was heart-warming.... Thanks.

Waste hours on the phone. Unable to accurately tell me if I am covered. Quick to pass the buck. ** and in the end run me around without any help. Bleeding out the bowels but I know you do not give a rat's **. Say 'go to the ER', but the ER has also been very indifferent, more concerned about their liberal social agenda than medicine. I am dying, but not at the hands of you scum.

Another insurance company driven by $$$ with no regard for its members health and well being. I recently started a new job, I had to switch from BCBS of Minnesota to BCBS of Illinois. Several important prescriptions that I need to take routinely were covered previously for a very low copay, mostly $60, $30 or $15.. These same medications with BCBS of Illinois are "covered medications" however the cost is 100% the responsibility of the member. Prescriptions that were very affordable with my previous insurance are now over $400 and $500 out of pocket.

All my previous Health care providers have helped cover the cover cost of ** nasal for migraines. This is a med is absolutely something that must be taken immediately when stricken with my type of migraine. It costs $512.00 for 6 vials at Walgreens. I tried a generic brand they covered and had awful side effects for several days. I called BCB Sheild today and since I read on this site earlier about a woman that wanted her recording of conversation and they told her she would have to get a lawyer, I announced to each rep I spoke to that I'm too am recording the conversation because "My husband isn't home and he needs to hear it."

My daughter had dental implants done in May and our dentist office mailed in the claim shortly afterward (there were Xrays included). I called to check on it and was told they never received it. I found this odd because that happened to me twice earlier this year when I submitted large claims through the mail (I don't have a fax machine) and they "never received them".

My experience with Blue Cross was never good, it was terrible. Endless calls, customer service disconnects you all the time, you need to call numerous times and maybe, just maybe you will be in luck to find somebody who will actually pay any attention. So frustrating that you can have a nervous break down just to deal with BCBS of Illinois, at least. I was denied more than twenty claims for a treatment because they stated that I did one which required preauthorization which I actually did not, I did the standard one.

As a person who has take ** in order to stay healthy, BCBSIL Blue Advantage with Advocate has routinely and thoroughly rejected my referrals, my prior authorizations, and "lost" records of their documentations so as to prevent necessary medical care. This is the third year of experiencing this in their customer services and medical services. This year alone, they have lost 4 prior authorizations since the beginning of January. The ineptitude is frankly astonishing, and they should be ashamed that they charge people for this kind of non-service. Still not approved, still waiting.

I spent 2 hours on the phone and could tell the Indian man had been given a scripts of things to say. It was horrible service and not helpful at all. The same thing happened the day before but that woman gave me incorrect information. I finally called back and talked to an American woman who was helpful and compassionate. They need to move their customer service department back to the states.

I have used some out of network providers and BCBS IL has a terribly slow process for responding to claims - taking up to 7 weeks to reimburse what they owe you under the plan. Additionally when you inquire it is clear they lie about their processing times. They only log the claim as the date they enter it into their system - not the date it actually arrived. I have proof of every delivery of a claim's arrival at their office and yet their claimed arrival dates is always 4-6 weeks after USPS confirms delivery. They refuse to acknowledge this or provide any indication of their process, instead using customer service jargon and avoiding any actual response. If possible avoid them.

I have a PPO Blue Choice plan through the Marketplace. The problems began in the fall of 2017 when a scheduled outpatient in-network specialty visit and outpatient test showed up on E.O.B.'s Service Descriptions as "Emergency Med Visit" & "Emerg Med Test." I was not treated in an emergency setting, nor an emergency room. My medical condition was not treated by my provider as emergent. Since these first 2 incidents, I have had 5 more with "Emerg Med Test," "Med Emerg Visit," "Medical Emerg Labs," appear in the service descriptions on E.O.B.'S.

Started having severe tingling, numbness and pain (sometimes debilitating) in my left arm, hand and 2 fingers. The orthopedic doctor I was referred to ordered a MRI to find out the cause. The MRI showed disc bulging at my C5 and C6. 2 steroid packs and daily pain medicine did nothing to help the worsening pain. He ordered a steroid injection. Blue Cross Blue Shield is DENYING the claim for the injection as MEDICALLY UNNECESSARY! I don't know who these asshats are that decide which claims to okay, but they are absolute idiots!!! The large company my husband works for unfortunately switched from United Healthcare to BCBS of Illinois this year. BUYER BEWARE!!!

What a freaking ripoff. I'm paying almost $1000 a month, getting little for it. People are getting ** in this country, all so the fat cat insurance execs (parasites actually) can make mega bucks. It is a disgrace. It is immoral.

Making several attempts, On January 14, 2019, Blue Cross Blue Shield stole $738.03 from my checking account without my consent or authorization. Blue Cross Blue Shield was my health plan for one year, plan coverage was $29.27, THEY WERE NEVER AUTHORIZED TO STEAL $738.03 from my account, the last payment of $29.27 was 11/30/2018, I cancelled the coverage because I now receive Medicare. There was not a payment to them December/2018. The plan was cancelled November 13, 2018. Blue Cross Blue Shield has given several scenarios regarding this theft.

Finished my blood pressure medicine and insurance company is forcing me to mail order. Why do they have to control all the time? We keep on paying each year more and more and get less and less each year.

They continue to move retired people's medications (**, etc) off the covered portion to non-covered. It continues to raise out of pocket expenses for me, retired and disabled, and my wife who has been disabled since 1997.

My son was denied health insurance after birth because he was born around the holidays so his social came late. I was told by 5 representatives that this happens all the time and he would most likely be added. I must be pretty unlucky. I've paid and will continue to pay out of pocket for all his doctor's appointments and hospital bills, because they denied my poor infant son. Absolutely disgusting company. I called when I received it and I missed the deadline by a day! 1 day/8 hr period. I asked the lady how can we be punished for not having his social in time. She told me that we should have called to let them know he was born.

So sad that we lost the insurance coverage we used to have as a repercussion from Obamacare. Our deductible tripled. We used to have only small copays. Our prescription copay has double and tripled.