The bad news keeps getting worse for UnitedHealthCare insurance subscribers. Last week Kelly’s OBGYN, Kamm, McKenzie, Harden, Smith, Bass. Marston, and Saacks, PLLC, dropped UnitedHealthCare as an insurance partner. The practice does all of its deliveries at WakeMed, and since UHC dropped WakeMed from its coverage it left Kamm, McKenzie with little choice but to drop UHC. A coworker reported his wife’s OBGYN has done the same.
Today we received notice from UHC that Wake Radiology, another practice closely aligned with WakeMed, is no longer honoring UHC insurance. Wake Radiology is where I got my latest CT scan performed – just last month, actually. Count it all up and its clear that my UnitedHealthCare insurance has made itself worthless to me.
I’m beginning to think that UHC’s idea of a well-run hospital is Walter Reed. In an effort to “control health care expenses,” perhaps UHC could trim the eye-popping golden parachutes it provides its departing executives through backdated stock options before shaking down fine hospitals like WakeMed.
Bastards.
There seem to be quite a few cut-rate insurance companies out there. My employer just switched our dental plan from Metlife to a company called “Delta Dental” which may be ok in MD where the company is headquartered but down here in NC it’s pretty useless. 🙁 At least our main insurance is still Cigna, though, which doesn’t seem to have the problems UHC does. I had UHC at my last job and am more than happy I don’t now.