Re: Fees for phone consult?

[Guest guest]

> Would anyone feel comfortable sharing with me what you have been

> charged for phone consults based on the 20 minute and 40 minute

> increments? Please email me privately if you wish. Thank you, T

145.00 every 4-6 weeks for 20 minutes.

BCBS will not cover it so it is out

of pocket.

A.C.

[Guest guest]

Good point on not wanting to raise some red flags so we'll have to think it

through on how best to approach it. Maybe best to do one kid at a time with

special emphasis placed on the viral issues. BCBS has been wonderful for us

at covering many things I didn't think they would so far so perhaps I'll be

able to come up with some sort of a way to get at least some coverage on

this. We'll see.

Gaylen

[Guest guest]

Just a thought from someone on a different insurance--We have not had any

trouble getting the insurance co. to pay for any visits, meds, tests, scans

etc.. that Dr. Goldberg wanted at the " In network " rate of usually $5-10.

They have been very helpful, but absolutely refuse to pay for a phone

appointment. They have a line in their manual that restricts phone

appointments for any patient with any doctor.

They do not discriminate against Dr. G. and are more than happy to pay if we

get to see him in person. Maybe the fight doesn't need to involve Dr. G or

his practices at all. It might be an across the board ruling found in their

manual. Just a thought-maybe not a helpful one, but just a thought. Lori in

PA.

[Guest guest]

Has anyone with United Healthcare been able to get them to cover the phone

consults? Thanks for the info. Shona

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lori,

Can I ask which insurance you have? It sounds really good!

Heidi

Re: Re: Fees for phone consult?

Just a thought from someone on a different insurance--We have not had any

trouble getting the insurance co. to pay for any visits, meds, tests, scans

etc.. that Dr. Goldberg wanted at the " In network " rate of usually $5-10.

They have been very helpful, but absolutely refuse to pay for a phone

appointment. They have a line in their manual that restricts phone

appointments for any patient with any doctor.

They do not discriminate against Dr. G. and are more than happy to pay if we

get to see him in person. Maybe the fight doesn't need to involve Dr. G or

his practices at all. It might be an across the board ruling found in their

manual. Just a thought-maybe not a helpful one, but just a thought. Lori in

PA.

[Guest guest]

My insurance has same restriction. It stated it will not pay any

phone console. However Dr. Goldburg is in my network, so office

visit is covered. Since I am in Illinois, it will not help me much.

Jin

> Just a thought from someone on a different insurance--We have not

had any

> trouble getting the insurance co. to pay for any visits, meds,

tests, scans

> etc.. that Dr. Goldberg wanted at the " In network " rate of usually

$5-10.

> They have been very helpful, but absolutely refuse to pay for a

phone

> appointment. They have a line in their manual that restricts

phone

> appointments for any patient with any doctor.

> They do not discriminate against Dr. G. and are more than happy to

pay if we

> get to see him in person. Maybe the fight doesn't need to involve

Dr. G or

> his practices at all. It might be an across the board ruling

found in their

> manual. Just a thought-maybe not a helpful one, but just a

thought. Lori in

> PA.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

if you live in calif, u can try to use bill AB88 to pay for phone consults

vicki in los angeles

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi, It's just a tiny PPO group from the Berks, Lancaster and

surrounding counties of south central Pennsylvania. The one from Berks

County is called Berkshire Health which is a unity affiliate. They were very

receptive to talking with me and working with me about Dr. Goldberg and Dr.

Fosnot. They have really enabled us to fully utilize both providers without

bankrupting our family. If you live in the area or are interested in more

info, please feel free to email me privately. Tlsadell@.... Lori

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info., Lori! I'm in Northern California, so I guess it's not an

option!

Heidi

Re: Re: Fees for phone consult?

Hi Heidi, It's just a tiny PPO group from the Berks, Lancaster and

surrounding counties of south central Pennsylvania. The one from Berks

County is called Berkshire Health which is a unity affiliate. They were very

receptive to talking with me and working with me about Dr. Goldberg and Dr.

Fosnot. They have really enabled us to fully utilize both providers without

bankrupting our family. If you live in the area or are interested in more

info, please feel free to email me privately. Tlsadell@.... Lori

[Guest guest]

Heidi,

Where are you in N. CA? I'm there, too. Would you mind contacting me off list?

I'd like to see if there is anyone else you use for assorted services that I may

be close enough to. I'm in East Bay.

susanwald@...

Re: Re: Fees for phone consult?

Hi Heidi, It's just a tiny PPO group from the Berks, Lancaster and

surrounding counties of south central Pennsylvania. The one from Berks

County is called Berkshire Health which is a unity affiliate. They were very

receptive to talking with me and working with me about Dr. Goldberg and Dr.

Fosnot. They have really enabled us to fully utilize both providers without

bankrupting our family. If you live in the area or are interested in more

info, please feel free to email me privately. Tlsadell@.... Lori