Re: BCBS Paid!!--It's been a while

[Guest guest]

Holy Cow Kim!! That is awesome news! BCBS seems to be paying for

treatment much better than just a year ago.

Dustie

--- In Plagiocephaly , " kdaekept " <kim.daeke@r...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've been to this board--

my

> son Gus graduated from his DocBand in mid-December '03. We had

> already been denied by Blue Cross of NC and expected to go thru a

> long appeals process. When I called, they said just to wait until

I

> got the next explanation of benefits before I appealed, since it

> automatically went into medical review. Well, I don't know what

> happened, but right when I was going to call to find out what was

> going on with the review (around the beginning of March), we got a

> check in the mail for $2200!!!! They actually approved $2100 for

the

> band, plus paid $100 interest. Wow--was about all I could say.

I'm

> actually thinking of writing a thank you to them for paying for it-

-

> mainly to explain that it was NOT cosmetic, etc. Anyway--good

luck

> to all who are going thru the bands right now and also battling

the

> insurance companies!

>

> P.S. My son Gus is now 14mos. and still has a little flat spot,

but

> it seems to get less noticeable by the week. Most people never

> notice it unless we point it out. He is a happy, healthy little

> toddler. We are glad we did the band!

>

> Kim in NC--Gus' mom

[Guest guest]

Woohoo Kim! That's great news! I'm glad to hear Gus is doing so

well too. THanks for the update.

, mom to Hannah

Cape Cod, Ma

--- In Plagiocephaly , " kdaekept " <kim.daeke@r...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've been to this board--

my

> son Gus graduated from his DocBand in mid-December '03. We had

> already been denied by Blue Cross of NC and expected to go thru a

> long appeals process. When I called, they said just to wait until

I

> got the next explanation of benefits before I appealed, since it

> automatically went into medical review. Well, I don't know what

> happened, but right when I was going to call to find out what was

> going on with the review (around the beginning of March), we got a

> check in the mail for $2200!!!! They actually approved $2100 for

the

> band, plus paid $100 interest. Wow--was about all I could say.

I'm

> actually thinking of writing a thank you to them for paying for it-

-

> mainly to explain that it was NOT cosmetic, etc. Anyway--good

luck

> to all who are going thru the bands right now and also battling

the

> insurance companies!

>

> P.S. My son Gus is now 14mos. and still has a little flat spot,

but

> it seems to get less noticeable by the week. Most people never

> notice it unless we point it out. He is a happy, healthy little

> toddler. We are glad we did the band!

>

> Kim in NC--Gus' mom

[Guest guest]

Kim,

It's nice to hear from you! I'm so happy to hear BC/BS came through

for you!!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " kdaekept " <kim.daeke@r...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've been to this board--

my

> son Gus graduated from his DocBand in mid-December '03. We had

> already been denied by Blue Cross of NC and expected to go thru a

> long appeals process. When I called, they said just to wait until

I

> got the next explanation of benefits before I appealed, since it

> automatically went into medical review. Well, I don't know what

> happened, but right when I was going to call to find out what was

> going on with the review (around the beginning of March), we got a

> check in the mail for $2200!!!! They actually approved $2100 for

the

> band, plus paid $100 interest. Wow--was about all I could say.

I'm

> actually thinking of writing a thank you to them for paying for it--

> mainly to explain that it was NOT cosmetic, etc. Anyway--good luck

> to all who are going thru the bands right now and also battling the

> insurance companies!

>

> P.S. My son Gus is now 14mos. and still has a little flat spot,

but

> it seems to get less noticeable by the week. Most people never

> notice it unless we point it out. He is a happy, healthy little

> toddler. We are glad we did the band!

>

> Kim in NC--Gus' mom