Re: Insurance Appeal

From: Bernie and Beverly Doucette (bnb@cybrzn.com)
Mon Oct 16 18:55:35 2000


Helen...

I think I know someone who is doing an appeal right now..and I have some letters from one I helped with earlier this year..I'll get that together and get it to you tomorow, okay Helen...

Bev

>----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Chalmers <hchalm@aol.com> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 8:25 PM Subject: Re: Insurance Appeal

> Not to scare anyone away from Drs. Reich and Redan but my insurance
> company only kicked in about $10,000 of the $25,000 bill from the famous
> doctors. Although the doctors have written that they will not bill us
> any additional monies we will not be getting any of the $4,000 back that
> we prepaid to them.
>
> We do plan to appeal, but will need some help from others that have had
> the surgery and perhaps your insurance carrier paid more then ours. If
> you would like to share that information with me it would be of great
> help. Our insurance agent said he wanted to see if perhaps they are on
> the low end of insurance carriers, although we have Blue Cross and Blue
> Shield. He went to battle to get as much money as we got from them.
>
> I also thought perhaps those of you that have had previous surgeries
> with doctors that were not as experienced as these, have had to have
> additional surgeries, and are still suffering,need more surgery, could
> contribute this information.
>
> One cannot put a dollar sign on one's health, therefore, please don't
> let this information persuade you not to have surgery with these
> doctors.
>
> Any information or advice would certainly be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> --
> Helen Chalmers
>


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