Eileen W.
My first and last year with this insurance company
I had a chipped tooth and my dentist recommended a crown. The tooth holds my partial bridge. My dental coverage is $1100/year. I paid close to $2000 and the tooth was drilled down and a partial crown put on and I was scheduled for a follow-up appointment in a few weeks to get the permanent one. I got a paper from United Healthcare showing they paid about $1100. The day of my follow-up appointment I got a phone call from the dentist saying United Healthcare denied my claim and I would have to pay the remaining $1100. I did not have the money so I still have the temporary crown, for 6 weeks now. I called United Healthcare and was told the “pre-auth” approved the procedure but now it is denied. So I have a temporary crown that will not last long, a tiny fragment of a tooth left when it falls off and can’t wear my partial now because I don’t want to dislodge the temporary crown. Their dental coverage is worthless.
