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@lisman1408

John and Teresa, Thank you both for your response. It’s been nearly two years since I had breast cancer and a mammaprint test. Of course I’ve perused it with Blue Cross as much as possible in those two year’s time! At the time I was covered under my husband’s health insurance policy from his employment. I have since aged into Medicare, plus a supplement ( I chose a Medicare supplement with a company other than Blue Cross because of this issue.) I have pursued this mammaprint issue with Blue Cross for over a year. Each time I have persistently called, I get the run around from agent to agent, Several times my call has been ‘dropped‘ in transfers from agent to supervisor, so I have to start the calling all over again. The bottom line is always that “it’s not covered”. I wondered if others on these message boards have had the same problem. I am also hoping that other women here reading our posts will see my experience and hopefully prevent this problem for themselves.

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@lisman1408, I'm really sorry to hear it's been a struggle with the insurance company. Did they ever explain your rights when a claim is denied? You may want to look into your rights because they denied the claim. Here's some information on making a formal appeal from the American Cancer Society - https://www.cancer.org/treatment/finding-and-paying-for-treatment/understanding-health-insurance/managing-health-insurance/if-your-health-insurance-claim-is-denied.html

Hello again @lisman1408, When I first answered your post I didn't realize that you had been working on this matter for over a year. How very frustrating! John's suggestion of working through the cancer organization is a good one.

You have certainly provided a lot of people with education as you have shared your experience.