Comments on: Insurance Tips for people with bipolar disorder….. http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/insurance-tips-for-people-with-bipolar-disorder/ by Julie A. Fast Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:52:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Judy http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/insurance-tips-for-people-with-bipolar-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Judy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:50:58 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2008/09/21/insurance-tips-for-people-with-bipolar-disorder/#comment-980 I assume you are talking about medical insurance. I am in the UK where we have a national helath service. However, there can be huge waiting lists for treatment. For example, it can take 12 months to see a counsellor unless you can afford to go privately. (There are lots of trained counsellors, but no money for the health service to employ them). For holiday insurance in UK it is worth ringing around. Two years ago I had to accept a policy that specifically excluded Bipolar. This year, as long as I have been stable (on the same meds) for 12 months, I am accepted automatically on the insurance that comes with my bank account. Car insurance is similar. I just bought a camper can. Several insurance companies would not consider me at all. Some quoted up to £800 for the year. I finally found one that charged under £250. I haven't even tried to find medical insurance in UK. Even without Bipolar, it is too expensive for me to afford on my bipolar reduced income. I assume you are talking about medical insurance.

I am in the UK where we have a national helath service. However, there can be huge waiting lists for treatment. For example, it can take 12 months to see a counsellor unless you can afford to go privately. (There are lots of trained counsellors, but no money for the health service to employ them).

For holiday insurance in UK it is worth ringing around. Two years ago I had to accept a policy that specifically excluded Bipolar. This year, as long as I have been stable (on the same meds) for 12 months, I am accepted automatically on the insurance that comes with my bank account.

Car insurance is similar. I just bought a camper can. Several insurance companies would not consider me at all. Some quoted up to £800 for the year. I finally found one that charged under £250.

I haven’t even tried to find medical insurance in UK. Even without Bipolar, it is too expensive for me to afford on my bipolar reduced income.

]]> By: Sharon http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/insurance-tips-for-people-with-bipolar-disorder/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Sharon Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:51:54 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2008/09/21/insurance-tips-for-people-with-bipolar-disorder/#comment-456 10/30/08 Julie, I really need help finding funding for my 32 year old Daguther with two young children and has been diagnosed as bipolar. She is getting worse each day and is doing things that is really out of her character and she has no Insurance and the little town counseling center that you pay $10.00 for, isn't helping her because they do not know how to treat bipolar. She was put on a type of medication and it was like taking sugar pills. I don't know what is going to happen to her, and she is all I have. Never happy, spends money and doesn't know why, stays in debt, Lies, goes to these cash advance and then the car title place, etc. Has a boyfriend after cheating on her husband of 13 years. For some reason the whole time she was married to her husband, no children, has an affair with opposite color and has two children. I can't swallow this and I can not believe anything she tells me. I want to see her back the way she used to be when she was 13. Thats how long this has been building h up. Her dad was bipolar, never got help and he is on the streets, broke and not a pot to pee in. Do you know of any Insurance or places in Virginia, We live in Amherst, VA. near Lynchburg, va. roanoke, VA and Charlottesville, VA. Desperate-Sharon 10/30/08
Julie, I really need help finding funding for my 32 year old Daguther with two young children and has been diagnosed as bipolar. She is getting worse each day and is doing things that is really out of her character and she has no Insurance and the little town counseling center that you pay $10.00 for, isn’t helping her because they do not know how to treat bipolar. She was put on a type of medication and it was like taking sugar pills. I don’t know what is going to happen to her, and she is all I have. Never happy, spends money and doesn’t know why, stays in debt, Lies, goes to these cash advance and then the car title place, etc. Has a boyfriend after cheating on her husband of 13 years. For some reason the whole time she was married to her husband, no children, has an affair with opposite color and has two children. I can’t swallow this and I can not believe anything she tells me. I want to see her back the way she used to be when she was 13. Thats how long this has been building h up. Her dad was bipolar, never got help and he is on the streets, broke and not a pot to pee in. Do you know of any Insurance or places in Virginia, We live in Amherst, VA. near Lynchburg, va. roanoke, VA and Charlottesville, VA. Desperate-Sharon

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