Re: Any help for a Kaiser Appeal in Colorado?

[Guest guest]

The problem with Colorado is that the cranial-facial doctor and the

neurosurgeon at Children's Hospital do not support treating plagio,

and are adamantly opposed to banding. So much so that they host

seminars, where they speak in front of all the pediatricians in the

region, blasting banding treatment. Makes it very hard for parents

to find a doctor who is willing to recommend treatment that opposes

the advice of arguably the most qualified doctors in the region.

If you look regionally at the map of the U.S., Cranial Technology

clinics are not located in any of the states where the Denver

Children's Hospital is influential.

So, in Colorado, it's not really an insurance thing. It's more a

problem trying to find a doctor willing to support it. I do not

have Kaiser insurance, and had absolutely no problem at all getting

100% coverage from my Blue Cross on the medical expense. The

travel, of course, was out of pocket.

I grew up in San Diego, and took my daugther for her initial consult

and casting to CT there. It was extremely reassuring to see CT

located on the same campus as the Children's hospital, and to find

their office in the same building as the children's neurosurgeons.

Glad to hear Kaiser in California is supportive!

Tammy

Teagan, DOC Grad March 2006

>

> I don't know if Kaiser is different in Cali than in Colorado - but

we have

> Kaiser and got the RX from the cranio-facial team. They sent the

request to

> the DME dept of Kaiser who then sent us a letter telling us it had

been approved

> and where to go to get the helmet. We also have 80% coverage for

DME in our

> policy - not everyone does.

> Did you see the cranio team? Does your Kaiser have a DME dept?

Have your

> ped refer you to the Cranio team - if they don't give you the RX -

ask for a

> 2nd opinion - I did and that is when they FINALLY gave me the

right diagnosis.

> Be bold and persistant. I felt bad at first - but I am so glad

I stuck to

> it for my dd.

>

> Jen

> Mommy to 4...and 1 more!!!!

> LULI'S HERE!

> " Luli "

> www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

>