RE: Re: I need to vent about insurance -

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/15/2006 7:43:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

kittynicekitty@... writes:

You CAN get satisfaction; it'll just be a big project.

Please keep us posted, and may the best (wo)man win.

Hi Becky,

The best woman is me and I will win. I am not a loser.

I remember one time when I was taking chemo, my oncologist had me on Atavan.

He thought it was best that I take it before my treatments. Our insurance

(a different company, not BC/BS) denied payment for the prescription one

month. I got on the phone to find out why. The customer service person told

me

that our insurance did not pay for meds for mental health issues. When I

finished my little speech about not having a mental health problem, she

approved

the meds. At first she told me my doctor would have to send them a letter.

By the time I was finished, no letter or any documentation was required. I

never had another problem with prescriptions or any of my claims.

hugs

Eunice

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If this wasn't so funny, I would cry and I might end up doing that anyway.

I went Anthem to get refills on my meds. Since I had not ordered online

prior, I had to submit address, charge card, etc. I filled in all the

information. It will not be accepted because they require the expiration date

of the

card to be entered as mm/dd/yy. I have used a lot of charge cards over the

years and I have never had one to give me an expiration date with all this

information. All that is on the card is the month/year of expiration.

hugs

Eunice - if you hear someone screaming today it will be me.

[Guest guest]

I'm a Mason. One of the things we used to do every December was contact

all the Shriners' Crippled Children's Hosptial patients and former

patients in the area and have a Christmas party for them. We can't do

that any more because the SCCH can't give out patient contact

information.

Re: Re: I need to vent about insurance -

personally, I think hippa was meant to help, but is being blown way out

of

proportions. My fiancee goes to EVERY dr visit with me, picks up my meds

and, all that but couldnt call and even make an appointment for me. At

the

time, i had already signed a form to alow him to be in the room with me

during the exam, but he cant call !!!! (My old dr reufsed to do this

because that would violate hippa.)

[Guest guest]

Doesn't the Shrine keep any kind of list of who they refer to the hospitals? I

thought that most of the children were referred by Shriners after they found out

about their problems. I guess the only other way they could do the party would

be there in the hospital. That sure would leave out a lot though.

Darlene

Re: Re: I need to vent about insurance -

personally, I think hippa was meant to help, but is being blown way out

of

proportions. My fiancee goes to EVERY dr visit with me, picks up my meds

and, all that but couldnt call and even make an appointment for me. At

the

time, i had already signed a form to alow him to be in the room with me

during the exam, but he cant call !!!! (My old dr reufsed to do this

because that would violate hippa.)

[Guest guest]

Yes, but that would be only the children referred by our local Shrine.

Someone who was referred by another Shrine and who subsequently moved

here wouldn't be in their records.

[, Bruce]

Re: Re: I need to vent about insurance -

Doesn't the Shrine keep any kind of list of who they refer to the

hospitals? I thought that most of the children were referred by

Shriners after they found out about their problems. I guess the only

other way they could do the party would be there in the hospital. That

sure would leave out a lot though.

Darlene

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/16/2006 4:39:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

drew@... writes:

Just 01 for the day portion.

That is what I put in the second time. They would not accept it the first

time I tried. I had to log off, then log back on.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/16/2006 4:39:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

drew@... writes:

Just 01 for the day portion.

That is what I put in the second time. They would not accept it the first

time I tried. I had to log off, then log back on.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/16/2006 4:39:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

drew@... writes:

Just 01 for the day portion.

That is what I put in the second time. They would not accept it the first

time I tried. I had to log off, then log back on.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/16/2006 12:08:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

dagnewnum56@... writes:

We may get

penalized for that. What's it to them if we don't have insurance for

awhile???????? Everything we are being treated for will be considered

pre-exisiting!

Hi Donna,

If insurance companies would do what they are being paid to do and stop

trying to 'play doctor', everybody would be much better off. If we pay our

premiums, there so be no reason for insurance companies not to pay.

They probably put us through this stress, so we will have to get more meds

and more money for them.

I'm glad we have insurance, but it certainly would be nice to not have so

many road blocks.

hugs

eunice

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/16/2006 12:08:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

dagnewnum56@... writes:

We may get

penalized for that. What's it to them if we don't have insurance for

awhile???????? Everything we are being treated for will be considered

pre-exisiting!

Hi Donna,

If insurance companies would do what they are being paid to do and stop

trying to 'play doctor', everybody would be much better off. If we pay our

premiums, there so be no reason for insurance companies not to pay.

They probably put us through this stress, so we will have to get more meds

and more money for them.

I'm glad we have insurance, but it certainly would be nice to not have so

many road blocks.

hugs

eunice

[Guest guest]

> . . . It will not be accepted because they require the

> expiration date of the card to be entered as mm/dd/yy.

> . . .

Just 01 for the day portion.

Drew

T2 since '91

[Guest guest]

> . . . It will not be accepted because they require the

> expiration date of the card to be entered as mm/dd/yy.

> . . .

Just 01 for the day portion.

Drew

T2 since '91

[Guest guest]

> . . . It will not be accepted because they require the

> expiration date of the card to be entered as mm/dd/yy.

> . . .

Just 01 for the day portion.

Drew

T2 since '91