Fwd: MedicaidforHBOT LISTserv

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Hi all...

Thought this was interesting. I know many of us have tried or are

considering HBOT. Nan

Hello,

In the interest of brain-injured children, a new listserv has been

formed

to help parents access Medicaid reimbursement of Hyperbaric Oxygen

Therapy

(HBOT).

mailto:medicaidforhbot-subscribe@y...

Hyperbaric oxygen has been demonstrated to reverse brain-injury. There

are

reports that over 90% of all brain-injured children who receive HBOT

receive improvement.However, it is currently not accepted by pediatric

neurology as a standard treatment of care for our children. Because of

this

nonacceptance parents are forced to pay for hyperbaric oxygen out of

pocket. Many parents have already taken out 2nd and 3rd mortgages to

pay

for this incredibly safe, noninvasive, life-changing, permanent

therapy.

The goal of the medicaidforhbot listserv is to change this status.

Once

Medicaid reimburses HBOT, the insurance companies will follow suit.

A large obstacle is that each state is free to administer Medicaid

according to however they want; however, each state must comply with

the

federal Medicaid law for children--which specifically stipulates that

a

treatment like HBOT must be paid for by state Medicaid plans--whether

it is

" covered by the state plan or not " .

Through this forum we as parents, caregivers, and advocates will be

able to

exchange information, tips, and advice on how to access this for our

children.

Together we can make a difference.

Separately we may never make a difference.

I encourage you to participate in this discussion and worthy pursuit.

In addition to invaluable conversation and encouragement, list members

will

be able to download over a dozen pdf files that can be used to put

together

a request for Medicaid reimbursement through their own state agencies.

There is documentation from several states that will already reimburse

HBOT

for brain-injury.

These files are available for download from

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medicaidforhbot/files/ .

mailto:medicaidforhbot-subscribe@y...

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