Guest guest Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 How crummy of the insurance company. And, I think, how crummy of the doc to be reluctant to get involved. My doc was a saint about that -- handled the whole thing for me, based on what I told him. And isn't it handy that they could blame the whole thing on a " computer glitch. " Geez. Cammie > It may also help to get your company's HR dept involved. When I needed to > have my wisdom > teeth removed and palate work done, my insurance company would pay just for > the operating room, then only for a clinic room, then a clinic room without > anaesthesia, no surgeon fees. > > My surgeon's office didn't help at all and when I called the insurance > company myself, they > refused to talk to me, said I should have my dr. call. My surgeon finally > wrote a letter, but I couldn't even get them to give me the name of the > person to send it to! > > When HR got involved, the insurance company agreed to pay for everything, in > the OR with anaesthesia and surgeon fees. They said it was a computer glitch > that caused them to originally deny coverage. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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