Re: Dr. McManus

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joni - thanks so much..that is good to hear..Does insurance reimburse you for Dr. McManus? and did you pay the $2500 up front?

thanks again

Steph

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My insurance has never disallowed any of the tests for hormones or even things like B12 or magnesium. I have heard that some other folks have had problems. A lot of that has to do with coding and matching tests and treatments with symptoms and diganosis. Some docs do a better job of that than others. The one thing Gonino has had a problem with has to do with chelation therapy. That is almost never an essential part of thyroid treatment. You can just tell him that you do not want him to order any tests or treatments that your insurance will not pay for. As for the hormones themselves, some insurance will pay and some will not, but they pay at the brand

name copay. If you use Womens International Pharmacy, they are not terribly expensive, much cheaper than standard pharmaceutical products. Estrace goes for about $85 for a 42 gram tube. A similar compounded estrogen cream from WI goes for under $30. Seeing Dr. in-network, my insurance has typically been billed about $1700. for labs plus one office consult. They allowed about $550 and paid about $400. I ended up paying about $75 plus a $25 fee for the out of town blood draw. Most folks are not able to see him in network unless they have an open plan, since he is classified as a primary care doc, not a specialist. Judy P wrote: Wow, are you all paying that kind of money for your workups/treatments? Dr. Gononi is closest to me and he is also on my insurance provider list, but now I'm thinking that maybe I won't be covered for a wellness assessment of adrenals, menopause hormones and thyroid. Have I missed something? He is a Family Practitioner, but by looking at his website, I'm not sure that I can use him for all the normal reasons I would use a primary care physician. I liked everything else I saw on the website and so I'll check with his office, but in the meantime, can someone clear up my confusion? Thanks... Judy Yes, I looked up her website, just now. She does look like a Hotze protege in that her fee is identical - $2500 for the total workup..... __

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I go to Dr. McManus. I feel that I am getting my 2500.00 worth from her. I am a difficult patient to treat. She is the 6th doctor that I have been to and one of the first that has actually addressed my hormone problems, adrenals....She is very kind, understanding and patient. Every week it seems like I have a different question and/or problem, I just e-mail her, she replies within a few hours. Doctor #5 recommend me to go to her, when she couldn't figure out what to do. All the people that work for her are very nice and understanding.

Joni

Re: Dr. McManus

Yes, I looked up her website, just now. She does look like a Hotze protege in that her fee is identical - $2500 for the total workup.....

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