Re: new to group and denied ins for band

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group! I think I recognize your name from an email

you sent after seeing my daughter's website (Hannah's Noggin)?

There are so many of us who are initially denied insurance

coverage. We started the banding process when Hannah was about

's age. Once we got our official denial letter, we did have

her casted and she was banded at 4.5mos. We knew we'd band her

regardless of the appeal outcome and wanted to do it while she ws so

young because of her severity. Cranial Tech will let you do

payments of $600 a month, which is what we did. We put the payments

on a 0% APR credit card and BCBS did eventually pay. We went

through the same thing with her second band as well, but it was much

easier the second time, as they'll usually pay for it under a

continuation of treatment if an additional band is required. How

lucky you are to be in Phoenix! I had the opportunity to visit both

the Phoenix CT clinic and the headquarters where they make the bands

last March, along with some of the other moderators. We'd love to

see pics of if you want to share!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

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> <lindsayvandellen@h...> wrote:

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> Thanks for your email. is a little over 3 months now.

So

> it has only been a little over a month. We live in Phoenix so we

> have been using Cranial Tech here. I just saw in the files info

> that Phoenix is the headquarters. We are so blessed to be so close

> to a cranial tech! We are willing to pay for it(you give and you

> take for what you need) but of course it would help for an appeal

to

> go through. I imagine they will drag it out and the best bet is

to

> pay first and collect later??

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> > >

> > > HI! This seems like a great " support " group! I am new to the

> > > group. Over a month ago my daughter, , was diagnosed

> with

> > > Plagio. Since then I have been trying to do repositioning

with

> > > working on her torticollis muscle and have been frustrated. I

> see

> > a

> > > little improvement in her looking to the left (rarely would

> > before)

> > > and lots of improvement in her neck strength from Tummy Time.

> But

> > > she still loves her right side and has trouble sleeping on the

> > > left. I often find myself giving in and allowing her to go to

> > sleep

> > > on the right. I am not one to normally give in, but it gets

so

> > > tiring. She is a great sleeper otherwise! We do have a sleep

> > > positionser that we got from Target. It has the memory foam

> > > pillow. She doesn't mind it as long as she can be on her

> right.

> > > Yesterday we got a call from Cranial Tech...(they are so

nice!)

> > and

> > > found we were declined ins coverage from Schaller .

We

> > are

> > > waiting on the explanation letter. I have read some of

the

> > > posts and I see that it might work to our advantage to appeal

> once

> > > we know the reason for the decline. I am up for whatever. I

> > think

> > > I will schedule another appt with Cranial Tech to see if there

> are

> > > any changes in their suggestions. Last month they said she

> > > was " moderate " whatever that means. I look at her and it

makes

> me

> > > sad for her. Her one cheek protrudes beyond the other, her

head

> > has

> > > an long angled shape, and her ears are different sizes and at

> > least

> > > a 1/2 inch off in allignment. She is so beautiful but I don't

> > want

> > > her to have to deal with this forever!

> > > Any suggestions???

> > > Thanks!!!

> > >

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