Serious question, after months of mess, I finally got my insurance to approve my acne treatment

My dermatologist put me on a prescription cream for my stubborn acne, but my insurance kept saying no. Every time I tried to get it covered, they asked for more paperwork from my doctor. His office takes forever to reply, so I was stuck calling both sides every few days. It felt like a full time job just to get a tube of cream. After six weeks of this run around, I gathered all my records and sent them in myself. I got the approval email yesterday and I could not believe it. Now I can actually afford the treatment without stress. It's a small win, but it makes such a big difference in my routine.

7 comments

7 Comments

anthony_henderson441mo ago

What was your trick? I found calling daily helped.

alicer531mo agoMost Upvoted

Ugh I used to think you had to make one huge push to get things done. But @anthony_henderson44 you're totally right, the daily small thing is what works. I tried it with a stubborn billing error, just a short email every morning, and it got fixed in a week when my old way never did anything.

shanej131mo ago

For a long time, I believed you had to do everything in one go. But @alicer53's story about those daily emails... that showed me the power of small, repeated actions. So I've switched to that steady approach, and things actually get done now.

christophero651mo ago

Totally agree, @anthony_henderson44. That kind of steady pressure is what finally gets things moving. It just wears down the resistance after a while.

skylerburns1mo ago

See it like water on rock, @christophero65. That steady drip is what actually cuts through.

river9531mo ago

Ever notice how this is the exact opposite of how we're told to live now? Everything's about the fast fix, the hack, the big launch. But the real stuff, like a clean kitchen or a fixed bill, never comes from that. It's the dumb little repeated action, the same complaint email sent every Tuesday, that actually changes things. We're all set up to chase the big win and miss the slow drip that gets you there.

keith2741mo ago

It's crazy how we forget that steady pressure actually gets results. Your call-a-day method just proves that showing up is half the battle. Why do we always default to the big, stressful push instead?