Insurance and Epilepsy

[mrhbah]

My son is two and was diagnosed with Epilepsy 2yrs ago.. He has been in a speech program for 8 months through the hospital. Until recently our insurance paid for most of this service, and now they have reversed all the payments for the speech quoteting that it does not qualify as a sickness or illness.....I guess I just wondered if there is anyone else out there who could help me. We are looking at a $12,000 bill if they make us pay. We do not have that kind of money. Anyone know if we can fight this or if we have any rights?

[flipper336]

Don't forget to talk to the hospital about your situation. They may write off your bill if you qualify. They write off millions a year for people with hardships. My mom works in the billing department for a hospital and she told me and my wife about it when I went through my first brain surgery. They wrote off alot more for me, so it would not hurt to see what they say.

[Keppra]

I would look into the "epilepsy foundation"

[teddybears4ever2]

If I were you I might call legal aide about that. If he needs speech therapy the insurance company should cover it.