Health Insurance

[dyce]

Ha everybody,

             I am wondering,the n.p. told me she put in pre-approval for the pegintron ,riba and blood boosters. How long does this usually take the insurance companies to respond or approve it. they put in for it about a week ago.

             Mr.BB, I was wondering, how did your 6th shot go?

Dyce

[cquest]

Be a squeaky wheel...I know I've heard people say sometimes they just replace the wheel but they can't in this case so go ahead and make their lives more miserable than your own...works for me and I do this all day long so just keep at them...they'll cave...if you have to, threaten them with the Attorney General or State Insurance or whatever entity there is available in your state to regulate the insurance industry...don't be afraid of them, they will try to wear you down but don't let them!
Cin

[Mister beagle bailey]

just keep on top of it, it should not take three weeks to be approved.  Like I said their dragging their feet.

The wedding is not until Oct, 28th.  They changed the date to make sure I'm over meds and feeling good.  We will stay in California an extra week after the wedding. We rented a condo at the marriott resort in Newport Beach, over looking the Pacific.  Can't wait it will be like a vacation.  After all I'm going through it will be much to look forward to.

let me know how you make out with the ins. co.,


   The Beagle

[dyce]

Ha  I just got a hold of the n.p. and she said it usually takes 2 or 3 weeks. It seems the ins. needs copies of all my blood work,bx report and so forth. I just hope it doesn't take to long I'm tired of waiting .

Beamishboy ,Rocker,jmjm ,chevy and everyone ,how are you all doing?

Dyce

[dyce]

Beagel I have Health Assurance. I pulled up thier web site and the hep. pegs and riba must be pre approved. This sucks, I have to pay for this insurance and still get a song and dance .I think I'll call the np tomarrow and see whats going on.

   Beagel by the way, how did the wedding go?

Dyce

[NYgirl]

Hey sometimes it takes FIGHTING with them to get the blood boosters. If for some reason you get a negative answer (I did at first) don't give up.....they wiggled mine through - the pharmacist did it for me and got it to go through.

[NYgirl]

I have both meds now approved through the end of my treatment (anticipated Sept. 06).  At first they only approved it for a month at a time or something like that.

Depending on how hard it was to get different meds through...it took only a few hours to get the Peg/Riba approved tops.  The Epogen was a bit of a fight but they finally got that one in.

Honestly it shouldn't take you longer than the NP making a phone call to the customer service - mine did it only in a very short amount of time.