Insurance problems, please say prayer
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AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Tomorrow, we will return to the hospital for Dell’s every-4 day treatment of ivig. We have been trying to return to home health since it takes us 1 hour and 20 mins, one way to the hospital and he has to get out of school the entire day, every 4 days. Also, home is so much better than the hospital.
Anyway……spoke to the insurance company today. They turned us down on the first try, saying they did not get the 3 questions answered from our dr.
Please pray that after the dr. faxes them the information, they will approve.
CIDP and the problems that go along with it is worrisome enough, I don’t need to worry about insurance too.
Thank you,
Lori -
you definitely have enough on your plate–having to watch your child suffer with this horrible disease….I thank god that it is myself and not one of my 3 children who have to deal with it. Thoughts are with you –and I hope your insurance company comes through for you. Lori
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AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:56 pm
I have a recently posted “IVIG Denial” thread on the CIDP Forum. I used an Expedited Appeal through my insurance group for quick response. It also lists some of the state organizations that are free and offer help with insurance denials. My IVIG denial was due to simple things and it took me some time to resolve but I did.
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Sending lots of prayers and hope the matter gets resolved quickly.
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What part of Mississippi do you live in? I live in Washington County in Alabama and get my IVIG through Critical Care from Mobile. They told me it is cheaper to administer at home rather than at the hospital. They travel approximately 65 miles one way to give me the treatments two times each month. I go to a doctor in Birmingham and his office made the arrangements with Critical Care for me to have the treatments.
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Lori,
Don’t forget, Gamunex brand of IVIG is FDA approved to treat CIDP. Should be very hard for your insurance company to decline this since it is a “label use”, not an “off label” use as is with other brands. I had the same initial response, but when we used the FDA approved for CIDP response, got immediate approval.
Good luck to you.
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