Re: Anyone want to help me fight United Healthcare. I am not giving up! :)

[Guest guest]

my 6 1/2 month old daughter will be getting her band next week and we

have United and I've been told that she is not covered either, which

really pisses me off. Please let me know what you accomplish so I can

do the same. I am in Tampa, FL.

Nina Segal

> >

> > I have fought and appealed with United Healthcare 2 times and

> > lost.They claim they can not cover my son's Doc Band because the

> > clause specifically says " does not cover any orthotic that shpaes

or

> > molds a body part " . I have written a very very good appeal and

> > brought up a ton of interesting facts on my son's condition and

his

> > band. So convincing they wanted to over turn it but simply

couldn't.

> > So sickening.

> >

> > I also encountered a huge problem with just finding out the info

to

> > attend the hearing " in person " but it took 15 different people

and 4

> > 1/2 hours on the phone to try and figure it out. I finally

demanded

> > the appeals department in which they claim no one gets the direct

> > number to but I did. Then after all that I finally find out the

> > hearing I can attend " in person " is really a teleconference up in

> > Madison, an hour from my Milwaukee home, and alll you do is use

> > United Healthcare's phone. How stupid. " In person " sounds like a

> > board will be there to talk to " in person " . I felt like a right

was

> > taken from me. So since I had 2 hours till my deadline to let

them

> > know what I was going to do I took the teleconference at home. I

was

> > and still am fuming mad.

> >

> > So now I am pursuing higher methods such as going to all my local

and

> > state reps as well as other places. My father-in-law knows a ton

of

> > people in the local state government which will definitly help

alot.

> > I do not feel it is right for a company to help pay for Viagra

but

> > not my son's band. I am willing to help anyone, I mean anyone out

> > there to try and win their appeal as well. I am also looking for

> > anyone who also has United Healthcare so we can team up and

battle

> > them together. If we all ban together maybe we can change the

system

> > and take a stand for our babies who have no voice. I would really

> > like to hear from anyon who wants to help or has advice etc.

Please

> > email me at Amyseymer@ . I will try and get back to you as

> > soon as possible. I do not have interent acess at home right now

just

> > at my jobs. Thank you in advance for your help it measn a ton to

me

> > and my 8 month old baby boy, Colton.

> >

> > Amy

> >

> > Ps. I have been trying to contact ppl on Cranialtech. com but I

still

> > have not been added into the system.

> >

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