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POSTED: | BY: Dorie Dickey
Not worth the money
My husband and I decided to try this since it was offered through his employer's insurance plan. Our dog has Separation Anxiety due to a previously crappy life in and out of dog shelters and bad homes. He is on a prescription through our vet for Clomicalm to treat his anxiety. We were not told beforehand about it being considered a pre-existing condition, and I was actually told in the beginning by a Nationwide customer service rep that his medications would be covered as long as it wasn't preventative (such as flea/tick or heartworm). After I go to the trouble to get my vet's office to send over the prescription for his Clomicalm to Nationwide, I follow up with them only to be told they wouldn't cover it because it was a pre-existing condition. While I understand the need to have this rule for human insurance policies, I think it's dumb that they are applying to a pet's policy. The policy also has a $250 deductible, which honestly, is roughly what my dog's yearly vet bills total anyway. This is sych a waste of money. This insurance is only good if your pet is undergoing some massive surgery for cancer or something (which, to be honest, is when you really need to make the decision to put the animal down anyway since they don't live as long as we humans do). My husband and I are canceling our policy.