Judy Colgan
GBShameful practices I wish I could rate this with zero stars. DO NOT GET THIS "insurance" especially if you have a job. You will have a second full time job trying to gather ALL of the following on your own for each and every medical appointment or procedure and God Forbid if you have to have an unplanned surgery! First, you need to call around and find the cheapest pharmacy(that took time but wasn't so bad) However, before ANY appointment or procedure you have to try to get a "pre-bill" which requires very specific and detailed information that most places are not prepared to obtain in their usual "estimates". After several phone calls to your provider's billing department to hopefully get someone who understands the detail you need, you have to wait at least 5 business days to see what sidecar might pay. They have some very GENERAL info on their website as to what they might pay but again you still need the prebill because you have no idea what your doctor's facility charges until AFTER all of the appointments. Now this is after you have seen your doctor for the initial consult which as you know may take days or weeks to even get into. You better hope you are not getting sicker or in more pain as was in my case, with a pending knee surgery after a sports injury. AFTER I spent weeks getting first, the sports medicine consult, then the xrays, then the MRI, then researching surgeons who were reasonably priced but obviously reputable, I finally got the "prebill" -billing department in my hospital didn't know what I was asking for so that took several phone calls. THEN when I submitted that prebill it took another 5 days only for them to say no they won't pay that amount because the facility where this surgeon has priveleges costs too much. At that time they listed ONE surgical center they would cover. I can't believe I even entertained that as I called several other reputable orthopedic knee surgeons in my area and none of those had privileges there. Meantime my knee became increasingly painful and by this time I was in excruciating pain as I TRIED to maintain my own job this whole time and I finally said NO-I am proceeding with my surgery which was scheduled for the next day. I could NOT put it off any farther. THE DAY before my surgery I get a last minute email from sidecar listing a few reputable surgeons from another cheaper facility that had I known they were covered in the first place I would have entertained that option. I could not take several more weeks to get into those surgeons. No way. I had to get this done for my health. They refused in the end to cover my surgery due to the fact that my surgeon's facility was more expensive than the cheapest one they could find in my area. Wouldn't even entertain covering a little more--NOTHING!! Shameful. I cannot wait to see their response here. Do NOT believe them or trust them with their sales pitches and even worse, with their "wonderful care team" responding to your frustrations with their jargon. By the way, we pay the highest premium you can pay!!! Ridiculous!
Robert Rocque
GBGreat Health care! Used a few times over the past year and… Used a few times over the past year and was easy to navigate the system. Nice to be able to submit EOB's online through the mobile application. A bit confused on why Chiropractors are listed as a question on the initial application. Over a decade of research has shown that their treatments are highly effective at a lower cost than M.D's and PT's for musculoskeletal complaints.
Melissa Fletcher
GBThe absolute worst experience ever!!! The absolute worst experience ever with insurance...or lack thereof! Everything is a hassle. When my employer signed up it all sounded great. The first month or so was good, then my meds changed and it all went south. I have had expenses pending for months because they do not want to pay me the difference as they claimed they would if I found a cheaper price than they had set. I don't have time to call and chat and jump through hoops. Customer service is terrible.
Jenn
GBWay better than my employer given plan Highly recommend this company! I have had insurance with leading commercial companies and though it was employer paid, it was and HMO with high deductible. I went part time, 24 hours a week and become ineligible. I also run my own business and came upon Sidecar while searching for an answer. The marketplace options were absurd for what they offered. I am so glad I lost my other coverage, this is so much better!
Bhart
GBExcellent health insurance I self paid for my annual exam and got lab work done thru jasonhealth.com. I paid $250 for both services using SH visa card. When expense was processed, SH reimbursed $450 to my account. So, technically, I got $200 back which I can use for future expenses. Amazing health insurance and got great help from online & phone customer service agents too.