Posted by galkeepinon on October 16, 2003, at 1:58:06
In reply to Insurance issues with taking SSRI?, posted by Tallguy on October 14, 2003, at 20:18:15
Hi, one reason you 'cannot get on a decent insurance plan for another 2 years because of my taking Zoloft' *may* be due to what they call a 'pre-existing condition'
Have you checked that out?I'm not sure where you are, nor do I need to know. Here are some informative sites that may help you:-)
http://www.medicus.co.uk/terms.htm
'Pre-existing condition' defined:-)
http://www.reidfinancial.com/int/help/preexdef.htmThis has A LOT of good info and testimonials:
http://www.lacarte.org/health/insurance/index.htmlHope this helped, but more importantly, I wish you the best and good luck!
> I recently started my own business and therefore have had to get my own insurance. However, I had a very difficult time even getting insurance because I have been taking Zoloft for 6 months to treat panic attacks. I'm now off of the Zoloft (day 4 without it, woo hoo!) but I've discovered that I cannot get on a decent insurance plan for another 2 years because of my taking Zoloft. Do I have any recourse to protest this given that the doctor I went to (who was in the same insurance plan) prescribed me the Zoloft in the first place? I'm paying a 20% premium because of it and a higher co-pay despite the fact that I'm perfectly healthy in every other aspect and do not take any other medications.
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