condescending carefirst coaching call

[Anonymous]

opps wasn't finished so stop participating in them.

[Anonymous]

Yep. I am now required to attend one in order for insurance to cover certain medications. It's a gash grab and has no benefit to patients - and, importantly, no research indicating it improves outcomes.

[Anonymous]

It’s dumb. They call my dad and he has mild dementia and just says whatever and they believe him. I mean, what’s the point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep. I am now required to attend one in order for insurance to cover certain medications. It's a gash grab and has no benefit to patients - and, importantly, no research indicating it improves outcomes.

This is with Carefirst?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These programs that give you a "free" scale and free nurses to talk to they're just using your data against you, and also selling your date, it's stupid to participate in them.

I just began participating in a program, exactly like this with Teladoc Health. If I do not participate in this, then my insurance does not cover Zepbound.

I want to pay $100 a month for Zepbound not $1200 a month I’m sure you can understand why I might prefer the lower price

(before anybody says it yes I would also like to pay $100 a month for Zepbound versus $500 a month self pay through Lilly direct).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These programs that give you a "free" scale and free nurses to talk to they're just using your data against you, and also selling your date, it's stupid to participate in them.

I just began participating in a program, exactly like this with Teladoc Health. If I do not participate in this, then my insurance does not cover Zepbound.

I want to pay $100 a month for Zepbound not $1200 a month I’m sure you can understand why I might prefer the lower price

(before anybody says it yes I would also like to pay $100 a month for Zepbound versus $500 a month self pay through Lilly direct).

Are you diabetic?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, we have a lot of out of pocket medical expenses, so my husband and I do that and the annual physicals to earn the money. I look at it as I’m billing them for my time (the amount we get in flexible spending rewards). I just find a “goal” to talk about. My spouse is super fit and healthy (I’m not) so he just likes telling someone about his fitness routine and I’m happy for that to be the coach and not me. I agree we aren’t the target audience.

A friend has United, I think, and gets actual cash for doing these things and even cash for steps!

[Anonymous]

I can only hope they will call parents who are refusing vaccines for their children and perhaps provide incentives. Whatever it takes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These programs that give you a "free" scale and free nurses to talk to they're just using your data against you, and also selling your date, it's stupid to participate in them.

I just began participating in a program, exactly like this with Teladoc Health. If I do not participate in this, then my insurance does not cover Zepbound.

I want to pay $100 a month for Zepbound not $1200 a month I’m sure you can understand why I might prefer the lower price

(before anybody says it yes I would also like to pay $100 a month for Zepbound versus $500 a month self pay through Lilly direct).

Yeah I have that too. I don't really get how they are ensuring it's you on the scale, or that youaren't holding weights or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Well, if one things for sure in America, they aren’t doing it out of the goodness of their heart. So yes, there are people who don’t know this stuff.

[Anonymous]

I used a Carefirst coach for awhile. She helped me set fitness goals and overhaul my diet. The monthly accountability was helpful for me to stick to the plan.

[Anonymous]

These coaches really helped my dad when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Despite pretty much all of his relatives having it, he really did not understand the importance of limiting excess sugar and junky carbs or have the ability to discover where those things might be hiding. He’s not a stupid guy, he just stopped learning about nutrition sometime around the “low fat” era.

[Anonymous]

they wouldn't do it if they didn't save them money. I want to be all jaded and anti insurance company about it, but we complain that they won't help people be healthy and then when they try things like this we complain that it is a waste of time. Maybe you didn't get something out of it, but maybe someone will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These programs that give you a "free" scale and free nurses to talk to they're just using your data against you, and also selling your date, it's stupid to participate in them.

It's illegal for them to sell your data

[Anonymous]

Lowest common denominator people exist.