Why is my pet insurance payout so low?
Pet insurance companies often calculate coinsurance before subtracting the deductible from the veterinary bill, which drastically reduces the final reimbursement. This math leaves policyholders with surprisingly tiny payouts, like receiving only eight dollars back on an eight-hundred-dollar surgery.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Spending hours on the phone arguing with customer service representatives over claim calculations.
In their words
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