It has been a while since I blogged. A loooong while. I update my Facebook status in small increments and it keeps my creative outlet open, but isn't nearly as satisfying as a good blog. Cathartic.
So today I had to explain how the menstrual cycle works to an employee of Blue Cross Blue Shield. I'm on The Pill and my insurance allows me to refill prescription every 30 days. However, the female cycle, like the moon, phases every 28 days. Meaning, if you wait until the last minute to pick up your pills at Target two months in a row, they aren't ready for you. I needed to start a new pill pack on Sunday, BCBS wouldn't authorize a new scrip until Tuesday.
I called BCBS and told them I needed my prescription covered because my menstrual cycle is 28 days and I'm not on the bureaucrat schedule. Paul didn't get my humor and I was a little feisty today, so I continued. Once I explained to Paul how birth control pills work, he told me to hold while he talked to his superior. His supervisor gave me the protocol to request an "override". I have to detail my request, in writing, with my doctor's instructions and fax it to some number. Then my request would be reviewed and a decision given within 10 business days. I continued my sass in poor paper-pushing Paul.
"GREAT Paul! Thanks for you help. One more question...Do you realize that a pregnancy and delivery will cost your company tens of THOUSANDS of dollars because you don't want to cover the extra $9 for my generic birth control pills?"
He didn't have anything to say.
On the plus side, the Pills are just a back-up for my neurosis. We've had a full vasectomy back in early June (that "we" being the same "we" that delivered a baby last August). Nothing is working up in there, but still, I can't quiet give up the security blanket of my little nightly pill. Maybe I need the hormones. Actually, after my lack-of-hormone filled call to Paul, I think the poor guy might actually pay for my hormones out of pocket -- possibly to keep me from breeding anyone else who could call him again and talk about their period.
No comments:
Post a Comment