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Insurance despair! and fighting mad! Any help appreciated! Kaiser Santa Teresa and Kaiser in Gener

   — Terilyne R. (posted on January 15, 2001)

January 15, 2001
Have you thought about calling The Patient Advocate Foundation 1-800-532-5274. Their was an article in last months Readers Digest about how they help patients (free) deal with insurance issues. Are you on a federal insurance plan? If so, write a letter to your congressman. Someone from their office will call your insurance company or you. Hope this helps. Maurine
   — Maurine S.

January 15, 2001
HEY, I AM A FELLOW SUFFERER, I TOO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE, BUT MY INSURANCE IS BCBS WITH WALMART AND IT DOES NOT COVER THIS PROCEDURE, I TOO HAVE CONTACTED MY CONGRESS MAN, SENATORS, ECT, NOTHING YET. I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HELP. IIN THE STATE OF ALABAMA THERE IS A PROGRAM CALLED ADULT REHABILITATION, IF YOU WORK, AND IF YOU CAN GET A DOCTOR TO SAY THEY WILL DO THE SURGERY AND IT IS MEDICALLY NEEDED THEN THEY WILL PAY FOR IT. THIS ISNT A GURANTEE BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. I AM SORRY I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER BUT IT SHOULD BE IN THE PHONE BOOK IF YOU HAVE SUCH A PROGRAM. ANOTHER THING IS THE HILL-BURTON FACILITIES, IT IS A STATE PAID HOSPITAL AND DOCTORS THAT PAYS FOR THIS TO BE DONE, I DONT KNOW IF IT IS IN YOUR STATE, BUT I WILL BE GLAD TO LOOK IT UP AND IF I CAN FIND IT I WILL BE HAPPY TO EMAIL IT TO YOU. IF I THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO, I WISH YOU LUCK AND I PRAY THAT THINGS GO WELL WITH YOU AND IT WILL BE A SPEEDY PROCESS FOR YOU FROM THIS POINT ON. GOOD LUCK REGINA
   — Regina W.