Oh joy! Went to get my COVID vax update this morning (timing makes sense for me: students pouring back with cases at peak, yuck), and…
…the pharmacist tells me HealthPartners insurance is refusing the updated vaccine.
SPOILER: The end of this thread is that I got the shot, but private health insurance should be burned to the ground.
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@inthehands I just went to my CVS appointment and they also told me that they don't contract with my insurance. I walked out with no shot, hoping to schedule with Walgreens, but they're two weeks out already. I really wanted that vax today
@DeweyOxberger @inthehands Also, with #Walgreens I found that their online scheduling didn’t match the reality of #vaccine availability in each store.
I called three locations and spoke with three frazzled employees who provided different ETA’s for the vaccine at their store.
I went with the store that thought they’d get it the soonest (1-2 weeks), but they advised that I call on the scheduled day to make sure that it’s really there.
@patmadigan @DeweyOxberger
I now refuse to get early shots from Walgreens for exactly this reason.