Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I got into this conversation late, so I am not sure who posted. I believe someone was having problems getting pediasure covered by insurance. I've never tried getting it covered. Both my sons, including the typical child, have been on it. However, our children's hospital (in Memphis) has a program that supplies kids with needed nutritional foods like special formulas and pediasure. Recently, they changed us to Boost cause they said it is cheaper and it is just as good as Pediasure. Liam can't tell the difference! All of this is free to us with no income requirements. He gets 4 or 5 cases per month..so that's quite a savings for us. Perhaps other local hospitals have programs like this. Ours is thru the nutritional department at the hospital. When we went in to have an assessment, even that was free! I would contact the hospitals in your area and also pediatric gastrointerologists..they may know if there are programs like this since they deal with kids who have to have special formulas and such. good luck, Mama to Seamas, 9 and Liam, 4 - myoclonic seizures, global dev. delay, undescended testes, short stature - possible mito, possible Barth's - no dx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 I got into this conversation late, so I am not sure who posted. I believe someone was having problems getting pediasure covered by insurance. I've never tried getting it covered. Both my sons, including the typical child, have been on it. However, our children's hospital (in Memphis) has a program that supplies kids with needed nutritional foods like special formulas and pediasure. Recently, they changed us to Boost cause they said it is cheaper and it is just as good as Pediasure. Liam can't tell the difference! All of this is free to us with no income requirements. He gets 4 or 5 cases per month..so that's quite a savings for us. Perhaps other local hospitals have programs like this. Ours is thru the nutritional department at the hospital. When we went in to have an assessment, even that was free! I would contact the hospitals in your area and also pediatric gastrointerologists..they may know if there are programs like this since they deal with kids who have to have special formulas and such. good luck, Mama to Seamas, 9 and Liam, 4 - myoclonic seizures, global dev. delay, undescended testes, short stature - possible mito, possible Barth's - no dx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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