You won't believe it! --- You are right, I am in Shock!!

[Guest guest]

Could you call her back and ask the following questions:

1) Which company will be making the helmet. Afterall, they are

offering the product. You have every right to know.

2) What age do they commence or suggest treatment?

3) What criteria has to be met in order to have a child recommended

for treatment?

4) How can she speak so confidently on whether a helmet would be

covered or not?

I am appauled but not surprised. I have my suspicions regarding what

is going on, but am afraid to say.....Damn copyright laws!!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhollis@y...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> I just got off the phone with the neurosurgeon's office. We will

be

> seeing Dr. ph Madsen on March 20th. Not bad! Only 10 days we

> have to wait! Now, here is the news you won't believe-

> I told the secretary the reason we were given the referral and she

> said that before I made the appointment she wanted to tell me

about

> the weeks events. They use NOPCO, as I guess it is right in the

> area. Before last week it was only $800 for everything, but as of

> last week some kind of patent went through. Now it is $1500 to

> $2500 UP FRONT for them to even cast her (and she said insurance

> would absolutely not cover it regardless what kind we have). They

> can't make helmets at all anymore, so they cast and send them out

to

> another company. I asked which company, but the secretary was

> unsure. What a difference a week makes! She also said NOPCO

> wouldn't do Hannah while she was so young. I was thinking I would

> not want to use a local company anyway and that I would ask for

the

> DOC band, but it was nice to have NOPCO as an alternative money

> wise. So, we will go on the 20th to have them look at Hannah and

> then we can get the script from them. The secretary said they

will

> write it for wherever we want. I just have no idea how we would

be

> able to afford the DOC band. Should we contact them now and ask

for

> insurance advice? I can't imagine they won't write us a script

> based on Hannah's level of assymetry! Has anyone else heard of

this

> patent thing? I was wondering what company it would be that they

> send out to now. Hmmm...

>

> , mom to Hannah-11wks