Kaiser Insurance

[catland]

when my company switched to Kaiser - we were given two options - the Kaiser HMO only (only see Kaiser doctors) - or the "added choice" option - which also covers doctors outside of Kaiser. The montly premiums are more - but it at least gives us the sense of control. Is this an option you can have?

(and yes, better than no insurance at all - and some things with Kaiser are really reasonably priced and they have an online system where you can track your own lab results - a pretty nifty thing).

[Grace]

when my company switched to Kaiser - we were given two options - the Kaiser HMO only (only see Kaiser doctors) - or the "added choice" option - which also covers doctors outside of Kaiser. The montly premiums are more - but it at least gives us the sense of control. Is this an option you can have?

(and yes, better than no insurance at all - and some things with Kaiser are really reasonably priced and they have an online system where you can track your own lab results - a pretty nifty thing).

That is fantastic!! I always get copies of my labs, but how great it would be to just go online and print them off.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I'm glad to hear that some of you are satisfied with the coverage (or at least some benefits of it).

The really ironic thing is that my husband works for a hospital. It's mainly a research hospital, but they also have patients (they deal mostly with respiratory issues and allergies- my husband has actually been seen there). Now, none of the hospital's employees will be able to use their insurance to be seen at the hospital they work at.

[Taz_Zoee]

At my work we had the same thing as Catland described. Kaiser and another carrier. Last year they dropped the other carrier because not enough people wanted it. So I had to go out on my own and get insurance. I refuse to have Kaiser. I have heard more bad things about it than good. Plus, I didn't want to change my doctors I currently have. It works for some people but not for others. But I think any insurance will be like that.