Still waiting on my insurance!!

[Guest guest]

OH man oh man I am getting soooooo sick of reading all these post about how

excited everyone is and how they have a date!!!!! (just kidding!!!)

I can't even get the stupid green piece of paper back in the mail saying that

my insurance company got my letter!! How long should that take?? I sent it

certified

over a week ago!! I am dying to pick up the phone and hear someone on the

other end say " your approved!! "

I have NO PATIENCE!!!!!!!

CINDY

[Guest guest]

Cindy:

You need to call your insurance company every other day and bug the heck out

of them. If they say they didn't get it......then ask to speak with the

Supervising Pre-Cert RN. Don't let them stall. Keep on them.

Good Luck

Christy

California Pre-Op

MGB 11/8/00

[Guest guest]

cindy,

you're not kidding, I was getting pretty sick of hearing that myself, haha. til

I got my own date!!

Don't worry, it really comes quicker than you can imagine. I was just thinking

about the people dancing on Oct. 3rd (my birthday) and how envious I was then..

and here I go just a month away!!

Trudy

Still waiting on my insurance!!

OH man oh man I am getting soooooo sick of reading all these post about how

excited everyone is and how they have a date!!!!! (just kidding!!!)

I can't even get the stupid green piece of paper back in the mail saying that

my insurance company got my letter!! How long should that take?? I sent it

certified

over a week ago!! I am dying to pick up the phone and hear someone on the

other end say " your approved!! "

I have NO PATIENCE!!!!!!!

CINDY

[Guest guest]

ME TOO!

I am so impatient, I am waiting for approval.

Hey, try tracing your mail. THat's how I made my insurance find mine.

They lost the first one, I sent second express, it took it 2 days to get

there, they claimed they did not have it, I said Yep you do, so and so

signed for it at so and so time.. 10 Minutes later.... " we have it! "

I am going on 11 days that they have had it and no response. I called on

day 7 and they have no answer. I will call tomorrow and again on Friday.

I dread calling though, almost scared they will not approve.

But, I have the black and white that says they will pay for it if I meet

criteria... I do.. So I shouldn't be scared!

I will report tomorrow if I hear news...

Impatient in Ga,

[Guest guest]

Dear Cindy,

Patience is a rather rare commodity, isn't it? I have none as well. I

waited 3 weeks for insurance response. Hang in there, girl. Your turn is

coming! Pj

[Guest guest]

: A lot of us here have Aetna and we have been approved on the first

try. My approval took about 2 weeks......just keep calling!!!!!

Good Luck

Christy

California Pre-Op

MGB 11/8/00

[Guest guest]

I have Aetna PPO.

There are no exclusions, I have checked.

I am just impatiently waiting.

in Georgia

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/23/2000 11:03:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

SFRYE@... writes:

<< They lost the first one, I sent second express, it took it 2 days to get

there, they claimed they did not have it, I said Yep you do, so and so

signed for it at so and so time.. >>

I paid extra to make sure theyhave to sign for it. I am still waiting for

that paper to make it back here however!

I would love to hear something soon!! My isurance says they will pay if It is

medically needed.. so I PRAY they do!!

cindy

[Guest guest]

: What kind of insurance do you have. Phyllis

wrote:

> ME TOO!

> I am so impatient, I am waiting for approval.

> Hey, try tracing your mail. THat's how I made my insurance find mine.

> They lost the first one, I sent second express, it took it 2 days to get

> there, they claimed they did not have it, I said Yep you do, so and so

> signed for it at so and so time.. 10 Minutes later.... " we have it! "

> I am going on 11 days that they have had it and no response. I called on

> day 7 and they have no answer. I will call tomorrow and again on Friday.

>

> I dread calling though, almost scared they will not approve.

> But, I have the black and white that says they will pay for it if I meet

> criteria... I do.. So I shouldn't be scared!

> I will report tomorrow if I hear news...

> Impatient in Ga,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

: I have Aetna PPO also. I got a name of a person in the

customer service department and I made it her only goal in life to

follow my letter. I sent the first regular mail because I was told it

may be faster but that must have been the wrong thing to do because they

say they never got it. I then faxed it to the customer service rep and

she hand carried it to the review department, She then called me as

soon as they approved it. They did call Dr. Rutledge to make sure what

kind of surgery he was planning on doing and said they would not pay for

the band. They then wrote me and Dr Rutledge a letter. All this took

about 7 days from the day I faxed the letter to the rep, My insurance

devision is in Tampa and is with CSX railroad. I don't know if that

makes a difference or not. I would sure like to know exactly how much

they will pay and If they have a usual and customary rate for this

surgery. Phyllis

wrote:

> I have Aetna PPO.

> There are no exclusions, I have checked.

> I am just impatiently waiting.

> in Georgia

>

>

[Guest guest]

: I had Aetna PPO also. It went to review and was approved in

about 7 days. I bugged them every day. If you can get a name for your

contact person that will help and bug her to death. They said they lost

(or never got the first claim) I faxed and made to the attention of

this person I got her name. She hand carried it to the review

department and then called me when she heard they would pay. They did

call Dr. Rutledge and make sure exsctly what kind of surgery was being

done. They listed the band as not accepted but accepted the Mini

Gastric

wrote:

> I have Aetna PPO.

> There are no exclusions, I have checked.

> I am just impatiently waiting.

> in Georgia

>

>

[Guest guest]

Call 'em Cindy, or email, or both, Me and P.J. bugged the sh** out of them. It

works... don't it Peej?

Trudy

Re: Still waiting on my insurance!!

In a message dated 10/23/2000 11:03:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

SFRYE@... writes:

<< They lost the first one, I sent second express, it took it 2 days to get

there, they claimed they did not have it, I said Yep you do, so and so

signed for it at so and so time.. >>

I paid extra to make sure theyhave to sign for it. I am still waiting for

that paper to make it back here however!

I would love to hear something soon!! My isurance says they will pay if It is

medically needed.. so I PRAY they do!!

cindy

[Guest guest]

Cindy,

I used the number on the receipt from mailing it to track the packet

down.

Then I called the insurance company and told them that I traced it and

so and so signed for it. They found it.

Look on your receipt...

in Ga.

[Guest guest]

I hope that I have better luck with my insurance company than you did. But

thanks for sharing how I can stay on top of things.

Re: Still waiting on my insurance!!

>ME TOO!

>I am so impatient, I am waiting for approval.

>Hey, try tracing your mail. THat's how I made my insurance find mine.

>They lost the first one, I sent second express, it took it 2 days to get

>there, they claimed they did not have it, I said Yep you do, so and so

>signed for it at so and so time.. 10 Minutes later.... " we have it! "

>I am going on 11 days that they have had it and no response. I called on

>day 7 and they have no answer. I will call tomorrow and again on Friday.

>

>I dread calling though, almost scared they will not approve.

>But, I have the black and white that says they will pay for it if I meet

>criteria... I do.. So I shouldn't be scared!

>I will report tomorrow if I hear news...

>Impatient in Ga,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I have Aetna PPO. I called and spoke directly to the Nurse Manager in the

Pre-determination dept. and asked her for a fax number. I faxed my letter

directly to her. She took it in to the med. director and I had an approval

in a total of 3 days!!!!

Keep calling and speak to one person.

Peace and love,

Ruqayya in Miami

Pre-op 11/2/00