Guest guest Posted October 18, 2001 Report Share Posted October 18, 2001 >Donna, >They tried many things.. Sue, Wow ... your whole dealings with UHC sound very very negative. I've placed 3 calls to them, stating I was considering switching to them but needed very definite information regarding wls. All three people made it sound as tho (based on my meeting the standard conditions of morbid obesity, etc.) it would be walk in the park to get approval. The last woman even told me that I can submit to the all of the paperwork I currently have submitted to Cigna, should I switch to them. I guess I'm wondering if they're feeding me a bunch of crap, and once I switch, I'll be screwed .... again ... ) You're in NC, right? I wonder if they actually did put into place an exclusion for this surgery .. but that wouldn't make sense since I just spoke to them yesterday, as well as last week. This is so disheartening, Sue. Do you feel that if I went with them and had to appeal that I would be the victor, or that they are now armed enough to come out ahead? That's probably a hard one to answer ) For now, until I get my decision from Cigna on the 25th, I guess I should just sit tight and not make any decisions. Sure do wish I had some patience!!! When did you have your surgery? By whom? How are you doing? If you want to e-mail me off-line, just shoot a note to me at joostema@.... Hugs, Donna _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2001 Report Share Posted October 18, 2001 donna, i thought i'd jump in and respond concerning united healthcare pos. i am covered by the company thru my office. i had the DS on 7/30/01 and neither dr warden or ocean springs hospital were in network. however, united healthcare paid in network. my hospital bill was almost $34,000 and UHC paid all but $258.00. i was surprised when they paid in network because there are surgeons who do the RNY in Biloxi at Gulf Coast who were in network. but the financial counselor at ocean springs hospital called UHC, asked them to pay in network because the DS was not offered within 30 miles and they approved the request over the phone. i almost fainted. Obviously i have nothing but great things to say about UHC. I hope everthing works out for you!! jo ann/ocean springs dr warden 7/30/01 49 lbs gone forever!! --- Donna Joostema wrote: > > > > >Donna, > >They tried many things.. > > > Sue, > > Wow ... your whole dealings with UHC sound very very > negative. I've placed > 3 calls to them, stating I was considering switching > to them but needed very > definite information regarding wls. All three > people made it sound as tho > (based on my meeting the standard conditions of > morbid obesity, etc.) it > would be walk in the park to get approval. The last > woman even told me that > I can submit to the all of the paperwork I currently > have submitted to > Cigna, should I switch to them. I guess I'm > wondering if they're feeding me > a bunch of crap, and once I switch, I'll be screwed > .... again ... ) > > You're in NC, right? I wonder if they actually did > put into place an > exclusion for this surgery .. but that wouldn't make > sense since I just > spoke to them yesterday, as well as last week. This > is so disheartening, > Sue. Do you feel that if I went with them and had > to appeal that I would be > the victor, or that they are now armed enough to > come out ahead? That's > probably a hard one to answer ) > > For now, until I get my decision from Cigna on the > 25th, I guess I should > just sit tight and not make any decisions. Sure do > wish I had some > patience!!! > > When did you have your surgery? By whom? How are > you doing? > If you want to e-mail me off-line, just shoot a note > to me at > joostema@.... > > Hugs, > Donna > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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