Re: Good News - Bad News/ Judi

[Guest guest]

Judi,

Did you insurance deny based on it being experimental? If so you

have a good chance of having OPM reverse that decision.

>

> ,

> I am in much the same position as you .... I will tell you I

have spent

> at least 8 hours today on this computer and have downloaded at

least 100

> pages of material ... from the Hess report to information on the

Assoc of

> Bariatric Surgeons, to the NHIS guidelines. I have gotton links to

all of

> these from the duodenalswitch website. I can never say enough

thank you's

> for the effort put into keeping this site current .. and having

soooo much

> information available. I am most interesting in defeating the key

denial

> piece which is ..... this is experimental surgery... it is such an

easy out

> for the insurance company because their guidelines are so vague. I

know this

> will make it easier for having a lawyer fight it ... but I am just

wanting

> them to ok it --- this fight is soooo stupid! It is so evident

that the

> insurance company is only interested in saving their money -- and

NOT in

> protecting the health (even insuring the health) of the people who

pay for

> the insurance. It is such a scam. But ... I will not give up for

one minute

> .... good luck......Judi

>

> Judi in MS

> Awaiting Ins Approval

> Dr. Booth

> BMI 59