Re: New here Plagio - Doc or Star band in Connecticut

[Guest guest]

Hello Subhashini,

I've been in this group a long time, and know a lot of parents have been happy

with CT in Connecticut. I'm not sure about the starband location, so hopefully

someone with experience there will reply. My daughter wore a starband and had a

very good experience. She had brachy (flat in back with extra width) and wore

her band for 5 mo. Our starband provider was very experienced, which is key. We

were in california at the time. With starband the ortho may do many types of

orthotics, and may or may not have a lot of experience banding.

-christine

sydney, 4.5 yrs, starband grad

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> Anyone from Connecticut

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> I have my daughter who is 5.5 months old and has plagio measurement of 10mm .

We went to Cranial technologies at Madison CT for evalution and found that the

insurance does not pay since out of network and we have to pay 3800$ and they

will pay back maximum of 1500. We also went to New England O & P in Danbury CT

for evaluation to fit STARband. They also said the price to be 2500$.

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> I want to do the best for my baby

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> Do let me know of review of anyone there

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> Our insurance is BCBS.. Do shre with me any info..

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> Subhashini

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[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome. I live in central CT, and I just finished treatment at Cranial

Tech in Madison and know another mom who used them this year. I was very happy

with the result and liked the clinicians I worked with. I wasn't even aware of

the StarBand location in Danbury! So, I can't comment on it. Do push back on the

insurance, especially if you have a PPO plan and not an HMO. I have Empire BCBS,

and they originally told me it was out of network and wouldn't be covered at

all, then changed their mind and said they would cover it because they didn't

have an in-network provider in the area. Is the Star location in-network for

you? If not, you could probably use the same argument for either location

depending on which you choose. Which BCBS do you have? People have had very

different experiences depending on which one they have. Good luck!

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> > Anyone from Connecticut

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> > I have my daughter who is 5.5 months old and has plagio measurement of 10mm

.. We went to Cranial technologies at Madison CT for evalution and found that the

insurance does not pay since out of network and we have to pay 3800$ and they

will pay back maximum of 1500. We also went to New England O & P in Danbury CT

for evaluation to fit STARband. They also said the price to be 2500$.

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> > I want to do the best for my baby

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> > Do let me know of review of anyone there

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> > Our insurance is BCBS.. Do shre with me any info..

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> > Subhashini

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info

Thanks for the info..We have Anthem Bluecard PPO plan, the insurance say that

this comes under " Durable Medical eqipment " which they cover only 50% or upto

1500 whether in or out of network. So am not sure about the cost finally.. also

analysing the distance we have to travel for every alternate week... Madison is

1.5 hrs drive each way but danbury is 1 hour each way... CT has been recommended

by pediatrician also... but i did online research to find another place for

second opinion as well as option for us...

CT people were like did not even take any measurements for us.. In Starband

location the orthotist did take measurement and also said that he is in the

field for 25 yrs and doing starband for 5 yrs.. trying to weigh in the Pros and

Cons .. so trying to get some info from the group here.. sorry for the long

story though

Thanks

Subhashini

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> > > Anyone from Connecticut

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> > > I have my daughter who is 5.5 months old and has plagio measurement of

10mm . We went to Cranial technologies at Madison CT for evalution and found

that the insurance does not pay since out of network and we have to pay 3800$

and they will pay back maximum of 1500. We also went to New England O & P in

Danbury CT for evaluation to fit STARband. They also said the price to be 2500$.

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> > > I want to do the best for my baby

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> > > Do let me know of review of anyone there

> > >

> > > Our insurance is BCBS.. Do shre with me any info..

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> > > Subhashini

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