Re: W. gave me the best news!

[Guest guest]

Way to go Sheila!!! Don't take that crap. I feel much the same way about

my insurance co. Aetna. I will keep you posted on my delimna too.

Spagner

>From: ladytexan_sheila@...

>Reply-To: duodenalswitchegroups

>To: duodenalswitchegroups

>Subject: W. gave me the best news!

>Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 06:49:04 -0000

>

>Hi everyone,

> I just wanted to tell you that after a very disheartening phone

>conversation with BCBS and listening to the woman tell me that it

>wasn't in letter form yet but that it was her understanding that even

>after considering my appeal that BCBS intended to " stand behind their

>original denial " for my DS...the most amazing thing happened. I lost

>my temper a bit and while I was still waiting for W. to confirm

>which code she had approved by the same company...I gambled that it

>was the 43847 code and it may have paid off. The ins. rep looked up

>her surgical record and there it was that big beautiful 43847 code

>staring her in the face.....she of course started stammering how

>there must have been some special reason why got that code

>approved etc. and I proceeded to say you cannot discriminate between

>individuals who both have a policy that covers the surgical treatment

>of morbid obesity. I told her that I would take it to court in a

>heartbeat now that I had confirmed with her another party who had

>been covered for this code. She said she would get back to me. This

>has to work ya'll, it just has to...this is the gem I have been

>unsuccessfully looking for such a long time. I had so many come

>forward who had BCBS of MI but they all had the 43846 code which

>couldn't help me... was the one.....the only one to date with my

>ins. and the correct code. herself confirmed the coding this

>evening. I owe her big time! Please keep me in your prayers.

>

>Thanks,

>Sheila

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Sheila: You go!! Hey, and when you win and get switched, can you do a

Texas-two step on MY insurance company?

Hugs alot!

Kathy P.

Denied by Cigna but fighting on...

W. gave me the best news!

> Hi everyone,

> I just wanted to tell you that after a very disheartening phone

> conversation with BCBS and listening to the woman tell me that it

> wasn't in letter form yet but that it was her understanding that even

> after considering my appeal that BCBS intended to " stand behind their

> original denial " for my DS...the most amazing thing happened. I lost

> my temper a bit and while I was still waiting for W. to confirm

> which code she had approved by the same company...I gambled that it

> was the 43847 code and it may have paid off. The ins. rep looked up

> her surgical record and there it was that big beautiful 43847 code

> staring her in the face.....she of course started stammering how

> there must have been some special reason why got that code

> approved etc. and I proceeded to say you cannot discriminate between

> individuals who both have a policy that covers the surgical treatment

> of morbid obesity. I told her that I would take it to court in a

> heartbeat now that I had confirmed with her another party who had

> been covered for this code. She said she would get back to me. This

> has to work ya'll, it just has to...this is the gem I have been

> unsuccessfully looking for such a long time. I had so many come

> forward who had BCBS of MI but they all had the 43846 code which

> couldn't help me... was the one.....the only one to date with my

> ins. and the correct code. herself confirmed the coding this

> evening. I owe her big time! Please keep me in your prayers.

>

> Thanks,

> Sheila

>

>

>

>

>