Re: The Battle was Won : )

[Guest guest]

--Hi Lenora, : )

Yes, I will make a copy of the article today and put it in the

mail tommorrow. Don't worry about the postage- If this article can

benifit others thats good enough for me!! : )

Deborah McClintock- homeschooling

mother of 3- the youngest- Elisabeth- with CF

- In cfparents@y..., lenora wrote:

> Deborah,

> Great work!

> Please copy the article and mail it to me. I'd like to have a file

> for people who go through this over and over and have to start from

> scratch.

> My mailing address is:

> Lenora Degen

> 1612 N. Foote Ave

> Colorado Springs, CO 80909

> I'll pay postage.

> Thanks,

> LEnora

>

> >Hello Again All,

> >I posted here about a week ago in reference to Medicaid not wanting

> >to cover the cost of my daughter- Elisabeth's enzymes- Ultrase

MT12.

> >The doctor did send a note to the pharmacist, who in turn sent it

to

> >Medicaid stating NO Substitutions!!!. Medicaid hehawed around but

> >finally agreed to cover the cost of the non- generic enzymes.

> > Soooo we are happy that is taken care of. Its funny after this

> >battle began- I was reading over some of the literature we had

picked

> >up at the CF conference we attended a couple of months ago at our

> >Chldren's Hospital here. ( you can never read all the stff given

to

> >you there in one day : ) ) anyway....included was a reprint

from

> >an article from March 2001 Retail Pharmacy Magazine- The article

was

> >entitled " Dispense With Caution " - and begin by saying-

Pharmacists

> >who switch Cystic Fibrosis Patients to generic pancreactic enzymes

> >may be violating state formulatory regualtions- and endangering

> >patients.- ......It was a VERY good article- citing examples of

> >chidren who had failed to thrive using the generic versions and the

> >battles of some of the familes with insurance companies and

Medicaid-

> >some having a much tougher time then I just had getting what was

> >right for their child. Anyone having this problem in the future

> >should get a copy of this article and take it to their pharmacist

and

> >insurance company, medicaid office, and make them read it. I should

> >have read it just a few days sooner LOL. : ) Thanks all again for

> >your support.

> > Deborah McClintock- homeschooling mother of 3-

> >ages 10, 7, and 4- the youngest Elisabeth - with CF

> >

> >

> >

> >PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list.

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> >IN NO WAY

> >be construed as medical advice.

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> >PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR

TREATMENTS.

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