Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Faith- We are in Draper, UT. We are still on Cobra (w/a California Company) until my husband's new job benefits kick in. We are still going to his Dr. (Dr. King) in LA until November. At that time I am not sure what we will do. I wrote to Dr. Ponseti, and Joyce, his assistant? wrote back stating that she could not recommend anyone in the UT area right now but would get back to me. I would probably use his LA dr. if they cannot recommend one here in the next few months. He's due for another check up in Dec. Really, My son is not my main concern, I would be willing to pay out of pocket for his check ups and shoes for however long. But I am concerned if we have another baby that has CF, then I would be more inclined to have a Dr. closer for casts, tenatomy, etc... Thanks for the info. Stacie faith slattery wrote: As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Faith- We are in Draper, UT. We are still on Cobra (w/a California Company) until my husband's new job benefits kick in. We are still going to his Dr. (Dr. King) in LA until November. At that time I am not sure what we will do. I wrote to Dr. Ponseti, and Joyce, his assistant? wrote back stating that she could not recommend anyone in the UT area right now but would get back to me. I would probably use his LA dr. if they cannot recommend one here in the next few months. He's due for another check up in Dec. Really, My son is not my main concern, I would be willing to pay out of pocket for his check ups and shoes for however long. But I am concerned if we have another baby that has CF, then I would be more inclined to have a Dr. closer for casts, tenatomy, etc... Thanks for the info. Stacie faith slattery wrote: As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Faith- We are in Draper, UT. We are still on Cobra (w/a California Company) until my husband's new job benefits kick in. We are still going to his Dr. (Dr. King) in LA until November. At that time I am not sure what we will do. I wrote to Dr. Ponseti, and Joyce, his assistant? wrote back stating that she could not recommend anyone in the UT area right now but would get back to me. I would probably use his LA dr. if they cannot recommend one here in the next few months. He's due for another check up in Dec. Really, My son is not my main concern, I would be willing to pay out of pocket for his check ups and shoes for however long. But I am concerned if we have another baby that has CF, then I would be more inclined to have a Dr. closer for casts, tenatomy, etc... Thanks for the info. Stacie faith slattery wrote: As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Faith- We are in Draper, UT. We are still on Cobra (w/a California Company) until my husband's new job benefits kick in. We are still going to his Dr. (Dr. King) in LA until November. At that time I am not sure what we will do. I wrote to Dr. Ponseti, and Joyce, his assistant? wrote back stating that she could not recommend anyone in the UT area right now but would get back to me. I would probably use his LA dr. if they cannot recommend one here in the next few months. He's due for another check up in Dec. Really, My son is not my main concern, I would be willing to pay out of pocket for his check ups and shoes for however long. But I am concerned if we have another baby that has CF, then I would be more inclined to have a Dr. closer for casts, tenatomy, etc... Thanks for the info. Stacie faith slattery wrote: As far as Dr. Santora goes, he is free, as all services with the Shriner's are... You only have to fill out a Shriner's application and send it in. I would be leary of him though... we are only using him in " emergencies " . Where are you in Utah? I checked and Dr Showalter of Boise is the closest Ponseti doc... with CA docs next if you're talking milage from the Salt Lake area. This might seem like a strange question but when people go to see Dr. Ponseti or dr.s in other states are they paying out of pocket or through insurance? Because Dr. Ponseti does not specifically recommend any Dr.s in Utah we may have to travel back to CA for continued care and it will probably be outside of our insurance group plan. Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Do insurance companies refer you that far or do we pay out of pocket? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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