Re: info for those on disability....

[Guest guest]

Joy,

I am in CA and I have medi-cal and medicare and got authorization for my surgery

the same day that Dee called for it. I was scheduled for the laparoscopy

surgery but 24 hours before the surgery found out that medicare denied that and

that I would be having open. I guess medicare approves about 50% of the

laparoscopy surgeries.

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

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Hi, it's Joy from San Diego...I just found a success story of a

client who successfully argued her case with Medi-cal with the

assistance of the Consumer Center for Health Education and Advocacy.

They are a nonprofit. This client wanted the Bypass, and I am pretty

certain they would help with DS for anyone currently on Medicare or

Medical or both. Here is the link if you need it:

http://www.healthconsumer.org/storiesSD.htm

Hoping this info might help someone needing assistance with the

approval process. Blessings, Everybody. Joy

[Guest guest]

Joy,

I am in CA and I have medi-cal and medicare and got authorization for my surgery

the same day that Dee called for it. I was scheduled for the laparoscopy

surgery but 24 hours before the surgery found out that medicare denied that and

that I would be having open. I guess medicare approves about 50% of the

laparoscopy surgeries.

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

-------------- Original message --------------

Hi, it's Joy from San Diego...I just found a success story of a

client who successfully argued her case with Medi-cal with the

assistance of the Consumer Center for Health Education and Advocacy.

They are a nonprofit. This client wanted the Bypass, and I am pretty

certain they would help with DS for anyone currently on Medicare or

Medical or both. Here is the link if you need it:

http://www.healthconsumer.org/storiesSD.htm

Hoping this info might help someone needing assistance with the

approval process. Blessings, Everybody. Joy

[Guest guest]

Joy,

I am in CA and I have medi-cal and medicare and got authorization for my surgery

the same day that Dee called for it. I was scheduled for the laparoscopy

surgery but 24 hours before the surgery found out that medicare denied that and

that I would be having open. I guess medicare approves about 50% of the

laparoscopy surgeries.

--

**Wake me up from the nothing

that I've become**

-------------- Original message --------------

Hi, it's Joy from San Diego...I just found a success story of a

client who successfully argued her case with Medi-cal with the

assistance of the Consumer Center for Health Education and Advocacy.

They are a nonprofit. This client wanted the Bypass, and I am pretty

certain they would help with DS for anyone currently on Medicare or

Medical or both. Here is the link if you need it:

http://www.healthconsumer.org/storiesSD.htm

Hoping this info might help someone needing assistance with the

approval process. Blessings, Everybody. Joy

[Guest guest]

I have MediCal and am on disability and I was approved 2 years ago

for my ds with absolutely no problems whatsoever! 2 weeks from

submittal to approval and the same for my hernia repair and tummy

tuck! I had a BMI of 39.4 and was 238 pounds at the time.

I think the biggest obstacle to most of us on MediCal or MediCare is

that most of us can't even begin to find that program fee in our

budgets! To qualify for SSI disability and MediCal your assets and

income have to be at a very low level and that program fee is a

killer! I thank God everyday for shopwing us the way to find the $$

(Ray took it out of his retirement), and also for my being able to

have my ds with little fuss and no fight whatsoever!

I hope that more with MediCal and Medicare are able to have this

lifesaving procedure as well! I am sure that any article, and any

info out there that can help them accheive that goal is appreciated!

Cindee

> Hi, it's Joy from San Diego...I just found a success story of a

> client who successfully argued her case with Medi-cal with the

> assistance of the Consumer Center for Health Education and

Advocacy.

> They are a nonprofit. This client wanted the Bypass, and I am

pretty

> certain they would help with DS for anyone currently on Medicare or

> Medical or both. Here is the link if you need it:

>

> http://www.healthconsumer.org/storiesSD.htm

>

> Hoping this info might help someone needing assistance with the

> approval process. Blessings, Everybody. Joy