Re: trouble finding a doctor-help needed

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Heres something we do now in terms of insurance. If your employer has the

option of allowing you a choice of insurance plans, do NOT get an HMO. Try

to get a PPO or POS instead. These will allow you to see other doctors

outside of your primary doctor and they cover 80-90%, usually after a $1000

deductible is met. This has allowed us to see a great DAN Dr,. as well as

an out of state neuro. Also, once my sons flimsy 20 allowed visits of

speech and OT were up, this plan allowed us to continue for about $5.00 per

session. If you or your spouses employer does not offer a POS or PPO,

enquire to the benefits department. Companies are always shopping around.

We have United Healthcare, and it's actually been excellent. We are also on

a program where my husband has a specific amount of " before tax $$ " taken

out of his pay for the sole use of non covered medical expenses, including

Dr visits, tests, meds, therapies, even vitamins.. Anything the insurance

won't pick up. They give us a MasterCard with the limit on it. Pretty

handy. Wendi

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Re: trouble finding a doctor-help needed

> We have only one DAN Doctor in our entire state. He is not on our

insurance

> plan and not terribly near us. The doctors we have talked to so far in

and

> near our town know very little about biological interventions of ASD and

seem

> to feel they are a waste of time and money. We have met several parents

as

> well as special educationa teachers and occupational therapists in town,

and

> we seem to be the only ones in our town of 140,000 interested in gfcf

diet,

> etc. The doctors we have talked to have said they would refer us to

> Children's Hospital in Denver and let them decide what tests and

> interventions are appropriate. We have been going in circles looking for

> medical assistance, and fear the folks at Children's Hospital will think

we

> are crazy too, just wasting more of our time and money. If anyone has any

> advice, please feel free to share, as we are feeling very frustrated and

> isolated.

> Thanks!

>

> C.

> in Fort , CO

> wife to Cade (probable Aspergers)

> Mom to Ethan (4.5years old and STILL waiting for an official diagnosis

after

> 5 months of inneffectively jumping through hoops)

> and Miranda (7 months and NT so far)

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