Re: DMSA (FDA approval?)

[Guest guest]

Look up Chemet in the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR - your library

probably has one behind the reference counter), copy the pages, and

send it to them.

DMSA is FDA approved for lead intoxication in small children.

They are just being part of the " witch hunt " against alternative

medicine - they cover the 80% of all Rx's which are for non-FDA

approved uses of other drugs. They just don't want to cover anything

that might help with conditions the AMA declares nonexistent.

Andy

--- In egroups, " Tali Wendrow " <taliflam@y...>

wrote:

> I submitted to our insurance and received a rejection stating that

> " This druf has no FDA approved indications and is not covered by

> BCBSM " .

>

> I was wondering if anyone could verify that for me or give me some

> guidance as to a website to find the answer to that (whether it has

> any approved indications).

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

resubmit it...call them if you need to.

If it was RX'd it should be covered.

I truly believe all insurance people go to a special training, before

they're hired called

" 101 ways to deny claims "

1. They get the social # wrong.

2. They tell you you need to submit to your primary coverage plan first(even

if you don't have one).

3. This is a previously reviewed claim.

4. The code is not covered(on this one you need to deal with the doctor's

office, sometimes they make a mistake)

the list really goes on and on so I don't need to. Believe me I've been

through many more.

Hopefully you'll get discourage and pay the bill. Most people do.

Sometimes it takes me a year or so to recover expenses but I keep all the

files and I'm persistent(usually call the representative)it's a PITA.

DMSA was covered for me

[ ] DMSA (FDA approval?)

I submitted to our insurance and received a rejection stating that

" This druf has no FDA approved indications and is not covered by

BCBSM " .

I was wondering if anyone could verify that for me or give me some

guidance as to a website to find the answer to that (whether it has

any approved indications).

Thanks

Tali