Re: New to group, question about appealing insurance denial

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I believe you are thinking Lorie...she has a son named Spencer. My

son is Eli but I will send a copy of my uhc appeal.

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> > > Hi. I am new to this group and happy to have found you. It's

> nice

> > to

> > > know there are others out there with our same plight. My son

> has

> > been

> > > wearing his band now for almost 14 weeks. There are little if

> any

> > more

> > > adjustments that can be made to this one and our neuro says he

> may

> > need

> > > a second one. We submitted the claim for the first one to two

> > > insurance companies in the hope that between them we would get

> the

> > > whole thing covered. (Both my husband and I are carrying

> insurance

> > > through our jobs...CIGNA and UHC). This alone is costing us

> extra

> > > money but we are doing it b/c our son has multiple health

> issues.

> > > Anyway, both companies have denied the claim. My husband and I

> are

> > > beside ourselves. Not that there isn't anything we wouldn't do

> for

> > our

> > > son, but we are already financially strapped from having to

pay

> the

> > > almost $3000 for the first band (we have since borrowed money

> from

> > his

> > > mom and my dad). Does anybody have any advice on how we should

> > appeal

> > > this and what any of you who have had to appeal have done to

be

> > > successful. I don't want to comprimise my son's progress, but

> if

> > the

> > > insurance doesn't pay anything, a second band is out of the

> > question.

> > > Looking for any help and/or advice. Thanks.

> > >

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