Re: Question about gh brands - Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Jodi,

Right now we have Aetna/US Healthcare and I called them to see what they cover

- great. Jim just told me this week that we are switching to Oxford. I'm

trying to find out what plan so that I can call them and find out what they

cover so that I can then research the brands although I'm guessing that there

isn't much of a difference between them. But, we want to start with one brand

and hopefully stick with it. I know some of you had to change brands because of

insurance, but has anyone seen a difference between the two and at the time of

switching brands?

Again, as I asked Jodie Cals, can you use the inject ease with any brand??????

Can you see my anxiety in that or what?

Keep me posted on your reseach.

B

and Kelli

Jodi Zwain wrote:

Last week we received a letter from our insurance company that they

will only cover Norditropin for growth hormone therapy from now on.

No exceptions. After 14+ years using Humatrope, it is somewhat of

an adjustment for us to even consider using a new med. We will do

it if we have to. I'm waiting to hear from Dr. H. (One alternative

I have is using my health insurance from where I teach and see if

they will cover the Humatrope. Isn't that what secondary insurance

is for???)

Anyway, today I received a phonecall from the home care company that

a rep is going to contact me to set up an appointment to teach Max

and me how to use the pen device. That's not an issue for us

because we've used the Humatrope one before. HOWEVER, Max does not

use the pen anymore because he could not get a dose that was exact

enough from the pen. He has to mix the cartridge as if he is going

to use the pen, but then he withdraws the med with a syringe.

My question: How exact is the measurement with Norditropin's pen?

I have no idea of what this looks like and the nurse could not

answer my question. Of course, no one had asked that one before.

Great.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

hey jennifer-

oxford only covers norditropin from my understanding, this came from dr

h as well when we told her we had switched to oxford.

jodie c

[Guest guest]

We have Staywell, it's a Florida Medicaid and they only cover Norditropin as

well, BUT we were denied because Norditropin is not approved for SGA (Even

though they are all the same and our Endo said brand and FDA approvel don't

matter). So, they resummitted it for Genotropin (Which is approved for SGA).

I don't know how that is going yet, but he is getting Interm care through

the bridge program from Pziser. If he gets denied we can apply for

assistence from the bridge program to keep getting it.....

R

Mom to Jed (12) Asthma, tics, CAPD

Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired,

SGA, Food Allergies.

Orlando Fl

[Guest guest]

Gosh, , I don't understand insurance companies at all anymore.

I think they make denials and such just so that some of us will give

up. Then they can keep their money and make more.

Jodi Z

-- In RSS-Support , " R " <nooclue@e...> wrote:

>

> We have Staywell, it's a Florida Medicaid and they only cover

Norditropin as

> well, BUT we were denied because Norditropin is not approved for

SGA (Even

> though they are all the same and our Endo said brand and FDA

approvel don't

> matter). So, they resummitted it for Genotropin (Which is approved

for SGA).

> I don't know how that is going yet, but he is getting Interm care

through

> the bridge program from Pziser. If he gets denied we can apply for

> assistence from the bridge program to keep getting it.....

>

> R

> Mom to Jed (12) Asthma, tics, CAPD

> Liam (5) Asthma, Epilepsy, Hearing impaired,

> SGA, Food Allergies.

> Orlando Fl

>