Plagio & Insurance in the news in Boston, MA

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http://www.thebostonchannel.com/investigative/7539530/detail.html

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Thanks for posting that Rick. I talked to Wornick too when we

were doing our insurance fight. We also talked to a Lyons from

wbz4. I'm sure that family will get coverage now. After Hannah's

article ran front page here and WBZ made a call to BCBS that day we

found out they were covering it 100% in less than 24 hrs. They

don't like negative media attention, esp when it has to do w/cute

little babies! And as a side note, why is that baby's helmet in the

video missing a big chunk of foam????!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Rick " <richard.clemon@...>

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Thanks for posting that Rick. I talked to Wornick too when we

were doing our insurance fight. We also talked to a Lyons from

wbz4. I'm sure that family will get coverage now. After Hannah's

article ran front page here and WBZ made a call to BCBS that day we

found out they were covering it 100% in less than 24 hrs. They

don't like negative media attention, esp when it has to do w/cute

little babies! And as a side note, why is that baby's helmet in the

video missing a big chunk of foam????!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

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It's good to see this being dragged out into the news. Hopefully

they'll be embarrassed enough to pay for the band.

It looks as though a very large piece of foam is cut out of the inside

back of that band.

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It's good to see this being dragged out into the news. Hopefully

they'll be embarrassed enough to pay for the band.

It looks as though a very large piece of foam is cut out of the inside

back of that band.

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Rick,

What a good storie. It is nice to see that the word is getting put out

there and so hopefully insurance companies will see that it is more

than cosmetic and start covering the cost. I myself didn't have to

deal with insurance denying coverage we have state insurance and they

covered the cost.

Isabelle 6 mos STARband 1/31/06

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Rick,

What a good storie. It is nice to see that the word is getting put out

there and so hopefully insurance companies will see that it is more

than cosmetic and start covering the cost. I myself didn't have to

deal with insurance denying coverage we have state insurance and they

covered the cost.

Isabelle 6 mos STARband 1/31/06

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I saw that last night and was excited to see that the " helmet " is

getting some exposure...however it is sad that their insurance would

not cover it.

On your question about the foam missing in the back of his head....my

son's helmet had at least 4 layers of foam in it...as they get

adjustments the layers come out because they grow..at one point there

was no foam in the back at all....and my son's helmet at the very end

of his treatment had a gap in it so the flat spot would grow into that

area. That is how the Starband works. My son's was on his right

side, as his right side was flat. It worked too.

Jen - mother to:

- Congential Tort/Plagiocephaly

Starband Grad (12/14/05-2/14/06) at 6 1/2 months

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> It's good to see this being dragged out into the news. Hopefully

> they'll be embarrassed enough to pay for the band.

> It looks as though a very large piece of foam is cut out of the

inside

> back of that band.

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>

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I saw that last night and was excited to see that the " helmet " is

getting some exposure...however it is sad that their insurance would

not cover it.

On your question about the foam missing in the back of his head....my

son's helmet had at least 4 layers of foam in it...as they get

adjustments the layers come out because they grow..at one point there

was no foam in the back at all....and my son's helmet at the very end

of his treatment had a gap in it so the flat spot would grow into that

area. That is how the Starband works. My son's was on his right

side, as his right side was flat. It worked too.

Jen - mother to:

- Congential Tort/Plagiocephaly

Starband Grad (12/14/05-2/14/06) at 6 1/2 months

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> It's good to see this being dragged out into the news. Hopefully

> they'll be embarrassed enough to pay for the band.

> It looks as though a very large piece of foam is cut out of the

inside

> back of that band.

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Yes, I understand, but there is a big chunk (or at least it looks

that way in the picture) right in the middle of the back of the

baby's head.

As also stated that's an odd place for it.

> >

> > It's good to see this being dragged out into the news.

Hopefully

> > they'll be embarrassed enough to pay for the band.

> > It looks as though a very large piece of foam is cut out of the

> inside

> > back of that band.

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Yes, I understand, but there is a big chunk (or at least it looks

that way in the picture) right in the middle of the back of the

baby's head.

As also stated that's an odd place for it.

> >

> > It's good to see this being dragged out into the news.

Hopefully

> > they'll be embarrassed enough to pay for the band.

> > It looks as though a very large piece of foam is cut out of the

> inside

> > back of that band.

> >

> >

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i would love to know who their ins co is. my husband also works for the state

and has state

ins, and we are currently appealing their rejection.

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i would love to know who their ins co is. my husband also works for the state

and has state

ins, and we are currently appealing their rejection.

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> Rick

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Why don't you email the reporter and ask her?

They'd probably love to do a follow up story on how the initial report

helped someone else

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Why don't you email the reporter and ask her?

They'd probably love to do a follow up story on how the initial report

helped someone else

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And as a side note, why is that baby's helmet in the video missing a

big chunk of foam????!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

I don't know about the other companies out there but NOPCO does

remove 100% of the foam from the area next to (would be touching)

the flatness to allow for maximum growth in that region while

keeping the band in contact with the areas that growth is being

discouraged. Every band I've seen when getting 's adjusted

had a foam spot missing down to the shell.

I don't beleive the baby in the video had plagio rather brachie

based on where the cut out of the foam was. That is my novice's

opinion...

Rick

(3, almost 4 month old)'s dad

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And as a side note, why is that baby's helmet in the video missing a

big chunk of foam????!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

I don't know about the other companies out there but NOPCO does

remove 100% of the foam from the area next to (would be touching)

the flatness to allow for maximum growth in that region while

keeping the band in contact with the areas that growth is being

discouraged. Every band I've seen when getting 's adjusted

had a foam spot missing down to the shell.

I don't beleive the baby in the video had plagio rather brachie

based on where the cut out of the foam was. That is my novice's

opinion...

Rick

(3, almost 4 month old)'s dad