Guest guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Look thru old messages to see what people have said... if anything. Jen and Luli - 27 months Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/ Hanger in Albany, NY? Does anyone have any experience with this facility? Thanks, Amy in NY Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions More! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Amy, what about taking the drive to Cranial Tech in Paramus NJ. I am unsure how far it is from you, we are living in Nassau County Long Island and it took us about an hour and a half each way. It was well worth the trip. Get a free consult with them either way so you have a comparision point when visiting the Hanger Facility. They will give you measurements and let you know if you are a candidate. They are sweet and professiional. I am sure when you get there and see that all they do are DOC bands you will decide to go with them. Hanger does so many other orthodic devices as well as bands. I personally went with Purvi at CT she has done probably over 500 bands. The local hanger may only be treating 1 or 2 babies a month. Call the facility and ask for references. My hanger on LI didnt have a list available which scared me. Purvi is the head ortho for over 2 years and is awesome. Good luck and let us know what you decide to do. We banded my son Oct 31st and Graduated 12/31. we started on a holiday and ended on new years eve. Good timing! We got great correction better than hoped! No head bosing, ears evened out so much and flat spot in back is so much better. I love his little head. Tammy From: JenandLuli@... <JenandLuli@...>Subject: Re: Hanger in Albany, NY?Plagiocephaly Date: Friday, April 4, 2008, 5:13 AM Look thru old messages to see what people have said... if anything. Jen and Luli - 27 monthsLeft tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CAhttp://www.babieson line.com/ babies/j/ jens5th/ Hanger in Albany, NY? Does anyone have any experience with this facility? Thanks, Amy in NY Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions More! You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Actually we are already going to the CT in Clinton, CT. My son has been in his band almost 7 weeks now and we are so glad we went through CT. We just got our second insurance denial in the mail. They are willing to cover it through Hanger since they are in-network but will not cover CT. I was hoping someone would be able to tell me of a bad experience they had through the Hanger so I could put that in my second appeal letter. Slim chances of that though since they have only treated 12 babies in the last two years. Hence the reason we went to CT in the first place! I just don't know where to go now with the appeal process. I thought for sure our first letter would do the trick! Plagiocephaly From: princessluau@...Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:08:03 -0700Subject: Re: Hanger in Albany, NY? Amy, what about taking the drive to Cranial Tech in Paramus NJ. I am unsure how far it is from you, we are living in Nassau County Long Island and it took us about an hour and a half each way. It was well worth the trip. Get a free consult with them either way so you have a comparision point when visiting the Hanger Facility. They will give you measurements and let you know if you are a candidate. They are sweet and professiional. I am sure when you get there and see that all they do are DOC bands you will decide to go with them. Hanger does so many other orthodic devices as well as bands. I personally went with Purvi at CT she has done probably over 500 bands. The local hanger may only be treating 1 or 2 babies a month. Call the facility and ask for references. My hanger on LI didnt have a list available which scared me. Purvi is the head ortho for over 2 years and is awesome. Good luck and let us know what you decide to do. We banded my son Oct 31st and Graduated 12/31. we started on a holiday and ended on new years eve. Good timing! We got great correction better than hoped! No head bosing, ears evened out so much and flat spot in back is so much better. I love his little head. Tammy From: JenandLuliaol <JenandLuliaol>Subject: Re: Hanger in Albany, NY?Plagiocephaly Date: Friday, April 4, 2008, 5:13 AM Look thru old messages to see what people have said... if anything. Jen and Luli - 27 monthsLeft tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CAhttp://www.babieson line.com/ babies/j/ jens5th/ Hanger in Albany, NY? Does anyone have any experience with this facility? Thanks, Amy in NY Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions More! You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi Amy- Did you already explain in your first appeal the benefits of CT treating hundreds of new patients A MONTH, as opposed to Hanger's 6 patients a year? And they still wouldn't approve the claim? That's just terrible. I'm sorry you haven't had any luck with the insurance. But hopefully the results of the band have made up for your insurance frustration. Jake-19m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 7 weeks) Jordan-4 > From: JenandLuli@... <JenandLuli@...>Subject: Re: Hanger in Albany, NY?Plagiocephaly@...: Friday, April 4, 2008, 5:13 AM > > > Look thru old messages to see what people have said... if anything. > Jen and Luli - 27 monthsLeft tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CAhttp://www.babieson line.com/ babies/j/ jens5th/----- Original Message-----From: a.merrigan <amerrigan8hotmail (DOT) com>To: PlagiocephalySent: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 6:29 pmSubject: Hanger in Albany, NY? > > > > > Does anyone have any experience with this facility? Thanks, Amy in NY > > > Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions More! > > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html? ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Oh yes, I had lots of statstics to prove why CT was better, more experienced, etc I also explained that we were going there because they are the experts in this field. It certainly isn't the most convenient option for us, as it is a 3 hour trip each way, while Hanger is only 25 minutes. They were very firm that out of network means no coverage. VERY disappointing, but you're right , the satisfaction I get from the progress we have made is worth it. I would do it again in a heartbeat! Amy in NY Plagiocephaly From: nwilkens2275@...Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 23:38:01 +0000Subject: Re: Hanger in Albany, NY? Hi Amy-Did you already explain in your first appeal the benefits of CT treating hundreds of new patients A MONTH, as opposed to Hanger's 6 patients a year? And they still wouldn't approve the claim? That's just terrible. I'm sorry you haven't had any luck with the insurance. But hopefully the results of the band have made up for your insurance frustration.Jake-19m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 7 weeks)Jordan-4> From: JenandLuli@... <JenandLuli@...>Subject: Re: Hanger in Albany, NY?Plagiocephaly@...: Friday, April 4, 2008, 5:13 AM> > > Look thru old messages to see what people have said... if anything.> Jen and Luli - 27 monthsLeft tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CAhttp://www.babieson line.com/ babies/j/ jens5th/ Hanger in Albany, NY?> > > > > Does anyone have any experience with this facility? Thanks, Amy in NY> > > Get the MapQuest Toolbar, Maps, Traffic, Directions More! > > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger.> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008> Pack up or back up–use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. Learn how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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