Re: Cigna paid for a DOCband...

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Oh..i'm so sorry. Is it a definite that she has either of them..or is it still a possibility that she doesn't have either???

I am praying really hard for her!!! I agree with you..the insurance companies are awful and so uncaring. Please keep us posted and i am praying for the best!!!

Mom to

In a message dated 10/4/2002 4:53:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, taime@... writes:

They've tried to deny my

3.5 yo doctors she NEEDS to see. Today I found out that she may have

a syndrome called Charcot Marie Tooth. She has to have genetic

testing done on her DNA through a blood test. Do you believe I have

to wait b/c the lab that is in network doesn't do that!!! I was and

still am so mad!!! Either she has CMT (which is pretty bad) or CP. I

never thought I'd want my daughter to have CP but God, I'm praying

that she does.

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I saw that post on the CT board the other night. I have such mixed emotions when I see these things. I am so happy that others don't have to go through what we have been doing for over 7 months now, but I always wonder why it couldn't be so easy for us. We are actually done with appealing to Cigna - we have a "final denial" from them. So all we have left is an appeal to the employee benefits committee at my husbands employer, and if that doesn't work, we go to the attorney. We are working on our letter to the EBC, but we are so swamped at home right now that's it's taking us a while. Everytime I see that Cigna has paid for a band I make another note, and each one is like a vote in our favor. One day this perseverance will pay off.

Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads

Cigna paid for a DOCband...

Hi,I thought that everyone that has cigna would be interested in reading this.. Gail, Hopefully this will be able to help you.This is posted on the CT discussion forum:Second Band Posted by: Caroline 10/04/2002 Jake got casted for his second band today.I think he cried less this time!We didn't have any hassles with Cigna this time..they refused to pay for the first one so we went ahead while we appealed ,we actually won three days after they received our appeals package!Maybe they figured we wouldn't go away quietly. Good luck to everyone out there fighting their insurance companies.If anyone goes to the Phoenix Cranial Tech I left our appeal letter on file so if anyone needs a good letter..ask away. Jake has been in this first band 4 months and he'll get his new one in two weeks..not sure how muuch longer we have to go but I think we have had about 60 % correction so far. Good luck to those just starting out and congratulations to any graduates..we hope to be one early next year. Caroline (Mom to Jake) For more plagio info

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Gail,

You can add it to your list b/c it was just posted today! I'm sorry

it's not of more help to you. I really hope you kick their asses!!

They really suck. I am soooo sick of insurance companies!!! It

happens all the time, not just with bands. They've tried to deny my

3.5 yo doctors she NEEDS to see. Today I found out that she may have

a syndrome called Charcot Marie Tooth. She has to have genetic

testing done on her DNA through a blood test. Do you believe I have

to wait b/c the lab that is in network doesn't do that!!! I was and

still am so mad!!! Either she has CMT (which is pretty bad) or CP. I

never thought I'd want my daughter to have CP but God, I'm praying

that she does. So now I have to wait until they tell me I can take

her for this blood work. It takes 3-4 weeks just to get the results!

I hate insurance companies!!!!!!!!!!

> ,

> I saw that post on the CT board the other night. I have such mixed

emotions when I see these things. I am so happy that others don't

have to go through what we have been doing for over 7 months now, but

I always wonder why it couldn't be so easy for us. We are actually

done with appealing to Cigna - we have a " final denial " from them.

So all we have left is an appeal to the employee benefits committee

at my husbands employer, and if that doesn't work, we go to the

attorney. We are working on our letter to the EBC, but we are so

swamped at home right now that's it's taking us a while. Everytime I

see that Cigna has paid for a band I make another note, and each one

is like a vote in our favor. One day this perseverance will pay off.

>

> Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads

> Cigna paid for a DOCband...

>

>

> Hi,

> I thought that everyone that has cigna would be interested in

reading

> this.. Gail, Hopefully this will be able to help you.

>

> This is posted on the CT discussion forum:

> Second Band

> Posted by: Caroline

> 10/04/2002

>

> Jake got casted for his second band today.I think he cried less

this

> time!

> We didn't have any hassles with Cigna this time..they refused to

pay

> for the first one so we went ahead while we appealed ,we actually

won

> three days after they received our appeals package!Maybe they

figured

> we wouldn't go away quietly. Good luck to everyone out there

fighting

> their insurance companies.If anyone goes to the Phoenix Cranial

Tech

> I left our appeal letter on file so if anyone needs a good

> letter..ask away. Jake has been in this first band 4 months and

he'll

> get his new one in two weeks..not sure how muuch longer we have

to go

> but I think we have had about 60 % correction so far. Good luck

to

> those just starting out and congratulations to any graduates..we

hope

> to be one early next year. Caroline (Mom to Jake)

>

>

>

>

> For more plagio info

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In a message dated 10/4/2002 3:37:38 PM Central Daylight Time, momofivftwins@... writes:

, and each one is like a vote in our favor. One day this perseverance will pay off.

Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads

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Gail keep up the fight it certainly does not seem fair but you re doing great!

beck