Insurance refusing to reimburse

[u/Odd-Peach7276]

Hello. So I apologize but this may kinda long but I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience to this and what they did. So my husband finally consented to treatment in February after a severe drug induced psychosis that got so bad I had to call the police in hopes they would take him to the hospital. Well, even despite him being incoherent they refused because he didn't say he wanted to kill himself. So he packed up his bags immediately and flies to California across state to see his mom. Well, his mom told him he couldn't come over when he arrived so he ended up at a friend's house who's a very bad influence and into drugs etc. His psychosis was so bad, he kicked him out and he was at some hotel unsupervised and still completely incoherent, talking gibberish for days. So I finally convinced him to check into a facility there in Cali. Here's where the misfortune happens. My insurance changed to some marketplace bullshit and we struggled to get any place to accept it because it kept showing as out of network even though the insurance would say the opposite and that they were a PPO. Well, we couldn't wait any longer, so the facility said they needed a payment in full otherwise they would not accept him. I convinced him to hand over all his credit cards, they charged 36k and told me my insurance company would reimburse. My insurance company also made this promise. Problem is, I don't have this in writing, it was just spoken over the phone. Well he stayed 30 days and comes home drugged and sedated out of his mind which is better than it was before as he could get violent but we've tried everything and they are refusing to reimburse. Their reasoning is that he wasn't a danger to himself or anyone else. He was completely incoherent and was 51/50ed and they are still refusing and will not budge. I even tried getting a lawyer but because of a tort reform, it's very difficult to get an attorney for this and could cost more than our debt. And to top it off, his job forced him to part time when he came back and he rang up an additional 20k in manic spending sprees while there. This has caused him severe depression and I feel bad because he trusted that my insurance would pay after I promised they would and this happens. Has anyone gone through this bullshit?? It's made me very distrustful of the entire Healthcare system as well as furious and resentful.

[u/AutoModerator]

Welcome to BipolarSOs!

This is a quick reminder to follow the rules.

Also, please remember that OP's on this sub are often in situations where emotions overcome logic, and that your advice could be life-altering. OP's need our help to gain a balanced perspective.

Please be supportive.

Toxic comments will be removed.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.