My daughter is turning 26 next year and will no longer be on my husband's insurance. She's a part-time student and a part-time worker so she doesn't get insurance at school or at work.
If she buys through the state exchange or ACA, what's the best insurance for Lyme?
Is Harvard Pilgrim any good?
Thanks for any advice....
Posted by jennyfromtheblock (Member # 43805) on :
best insurance in MA for lyme, other than mass health is Tufts.
I hear Harvard pilgrim is as tough with lyme as blue cross. but I don't know for a fact
Tufts I have seen will cover lyme treatments
Posted by Samlyme (Member # 43732) on :
My sister has some insurance from Boston Medical Center and she can only be treated there.
She has been diagnosed with Hashimotos, Sjogrens and Arthritis. She is being treated with steroids and thyroid medication.
She is not improving and I think she has Lyme. We both used to camp and hike together and we both fell ill within a year of each other.
I was just looking at a local LLMD that accepts insurance and their website states they:
do NOT bill to Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim, MassHealth, Fallon, Commonwealth Care, or Neighborhood Health plan.
So even if she had these plans they wouldn't take them…
Posted by Maia_Azure (Member # 44330) on :
I have blue cross through an employer based in MA, they are ok. They paid for my picc line insertion (as long as you don't list the reason as lyme!) but not the rocephin. You need a positive antibody and western blot for them to pay for treatment.
They have covered my other medications: Zithromax
Picking up mepron tomorrow..not sure how much it will cost!
Posted by Ellen101 (Member # 35432) on :
BCBS covered all my oral meds as well as bicillin shots. But there are many different BCBS plans.
Posted by KarlaL (Member # 29631) on :
My daughter has been in treatment for five years including one year of IV and Harvard Pilgrim has paid for almost everything. We have one of the PPO plans. If you read their Lyme IV pre-authorization policy, it is written to exclude almost everyone from treatment, so I can't speak for others.