Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 My daughter has hearing aids, but uses the Phonak Microlink FM. The school purchased it and I'm pretty sure it was close to 1,800.00 I think this included the boots, but I'm not sure. We do not have the FM system at home, however, I can request to use it for special occasions or events away from school. I prefer this, as I also want to get use to hearing things with just her aids but like being able to use it for special cirumstances. When I do borrow it, I have to send in a note stating that I am taking responsibility of the unit if anything would happen to it. Debbie, mom to , 5, mod/sev SNHL and , 2, hearing " I'm through accepting limits, Cuz someone says they're so. Some things I cannot change, But till I try I'll never know " Defying Gravity from " Wicked: The Musical " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 My daughter has hearing aids, but uses the Phonak Microlink FM. The school purchased it and I'm pretty sure it was close to 1,800.00 I think this included the boots, but I'm not sure. We do not have the FM system at home, however, I can request to use it for special occasions or events away from school. I prefer this, as I also want to get use to hearing things with just her aids but like being able to use it for special cirumstances. When I do borrow it, I have to send in a note stating that I am taking responsibility of the unit if anything would happen to it. Debbie, mom to , 5, mod/sev SNHL and , 2, hearing " I'm through accepting limits, Cuz someone says they're so. Some things I cannot change, But till I try I'll never know " Defying Gravity from " Wicked: The Musical " __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Our school mentioned the a cost of about $2500, but I've never gotten any exact numbers. The former CSE chair used the number to try to intimidate us into believeing we were asking for the moon. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Our school mentioned the a cost of about $2500, but I've never gotten any exact numbers. The former CSE chair used the number to try to intimidate us into believeing we were asking for the moon. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Heck, in these days $2500 is nothing! I think the insurance paid like $10,000 for my insulin pump. We always joke about getting our moneys worth from our insurance companies. =) Tawnya Re: FM system cost >Our school mentioned the a cost of about $2500, but I've never gotten any >exact numbers. The former CSE chair used the number to try to intimidate us >into believeing we were asking for the moon. > >Best -- Jill > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 In a message dated 10/30/2004 12:01:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, tndarcher@... writes: Heck, in these days $2500 is nothing! I think the insurance paid like $10,000 for my insulin pump. We always joke about getting our moneys worth from our insurance companies. =) Tawnya Our insurance just paid $3400 (out of a possible $4,995) for a device that my husband wears to aid is bone growth. He had vertebrea in his neck fused this summer -- a neck injury that had gone misdiagnosed for a very VERY long time. After the surgery, this device simply arrived via UPS. Hubby wears it for a couple hours each night as he watches TV. It somehow uses magnetic pulses or something to aid in the bone growth so the vertebrea will grow to fuse with the cadaver bone that was placed in where the disk use to be. Not a single hint of a rejection over that expense. But every one of our attempts for hearing aide coverage was rejected. One is deemed as medically necessary for recovery. The other, the aids, are just something the kid needs to live his life. Go figure. Ah well ... I am somewhat convinced that insurance companies make up their rules simply to confuse me! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 In a message dated 10/30/2004 12:01:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, tndarcher@... writes: Heck, in these days $2500 is nothing! I think the insurance paid like $10,000 for my insulin pump. We always joke about getting our moneys worth from our insurance companies. =) Tawnya Our insurance just paid $3400 (out of a possible $4,995) for a device that my husband wears to aid is bone growth. He had vertebrea in his neck fused this summer -- a neck injury that had gone misdiagnosed for a very VERY long time. After the surgery, this device simply arrived via UPS. Hubby wears it for a couple hours each night as he watches TV. It somehow uses magnetic pulses or something to aid in the bone growth so the vertebrea will grow to fuse with the cadaver bone that was placed in where the disk use to be. Not a single hint of a rejection over that expense. But every one of our attempts for hearing aide coverage was rejected. One is deemed as medically necessary for recovery. The other, the aids, are just something the kid needs to live his life. Go figure. Ah well ... I am somewhat convinced that insurance companies make up their rules simply to confuse me! Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 --- You wrote: Not a single hint of a rejection over that expense. But every one of our attempts for hearing aide coverage was rejected. One is deemed as medically necessary for recovery. The other, the aids, are just something the kid needs to live his life. Go figure. Ah well ... I am somewhat convinced that insurance companies make up their rules simply to confuse me! --- end of quote --- Hi Jill - we had our pediatrician write our insurer and tell them that the boys' aids are medically necessary (she also included a great line about being concerned that they cover the diagnosis of the problem but not the treatment). Our insurer initially turned it down but after calling them and telling them we wanted a case manager to review our request, ultimately aids were covered for the boys. Also earmolds. I agree with you - I think they make up rules as they go along! Barbara ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 --- You wrote: Not a single hint of a rejection over that expense. But every one of our attempts for hearing aide coverage was rejected. One is deemed as medically necessary for recovery. The other, the aids, are just something the kid needs to live his life. Go figure. Ah well ... I am somewhat convinced that insurance companies make up their rules simply to confuse me! --- end of quote --- Hi Jill - we had our pediatrician write our insurer and tell them that the boys' aids are medically necessary (she also included a great line about being concerned that they cover the diagnosis of the problem but not the treatment). Our insurer initially turned it down but after calling them and telling them we wanted a case manager to review our request, ultimately aids were covered for the boys. Also earmolds. I agree with you - I think they make up rules as they go along! Barbara ******************************* Barbara Mellert Manager, Social Science Computing Kiewit Computing Services Dartmouth College 13A Silsby Hall; HB 6121 Hanover NH 03755 Telephone: 603/646-2877 URL: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ssc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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