How do I know a good orthotist when I see one??

September 1, 2008

It is so helpful to read everyone's thoughts and stories. I took my

son , 6 months old, to CT for an eval and they recommended

correction. I then found out, CT is out of network for UHC and will

not be covered. Does anyone have any experience with Hanger in

Phoenix? Would anyone be able to recommend a specific orthotist? How

do I determine if someone is a good orthotist? I would appreciate any

feedback, I feel like this is such a huge decision to make, DOC or

Hanger...

September 2, 2008

I highly recommend CT if you can swing it (especially in Phoenix as

they are headquartered there), but if you have to go to a Hanger ortho

I would be sure to ask how many babies they treat a week/year (the

ortho themself, not Hanger as a company), ask to see before and after

photos of their patients, and it wouldn't hurt to get some references

if you don't get any feedback from someone here on the board. CT only

does banding, so they deal with babies and bands all day every day.

With Hanger, orthos typially also use other prosthetics and don't

always see as many babies and bands on a regular basis and may not be

as experienced. Is STARBand covered by your insurance? I would imagine

there may be a STARBand ortho in Phoenix as well that might be worth

looking in to. Also, I have heard UHC rarely covers the band at all,

so it is great if you can get some in-network coverage, as I know many

others have had no luck getting coverage at all.

Good luck!

Jake-2 on Friday! (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 13 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> It is so helpful to read everyone's thoughts and stories. I took my

> son , 6 months old, to CT for an eval and they recommended

> correction. I then found out, CT is out of network for UHC and will

> not be covered. Does anyone have any experience with Hanger in

> Phoenix? Would anyone be able to recommend a specific orthotist?

How

> do I determine if someone is a good orthotist? I would appreciate

any

> feedback, I feel like this is such a huge decision to make, DOC or

> Hanger...

>

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