tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871035698665124938.post5890745931045937755..comments2023-06-14T06:17:48.044-07:00Comments on Hope Notes from Krista and Mike: Walking In L.A.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309795233993050129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871035698665124938.post-480017947320372732009-03-19T14:00:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:00:00.000-07:00HI Mike,Have you tried to file a "grievance letter...HI Mike,<BR/>Have you tried to file a "grievance letter" with your insurance company? <BR/><BR/>After spending many many hours trying to get things covered through customer service, I finally filed several grievance letters(each pertaining to different issues ) and it made all the difference. You can write a letter explaining how it is not realistic to drive a fragile patient to LA every day and could actually cause damage her health.- I'm sure your insurance would not want to be responsible for that! <BR/><BR/>You will need to watch every bill. My insurance paperwork pertaining to Tom's transplant was 4 inches thick by several months after his transplant. There were lots of billing mistakes but by being tenacious I got it all fixed and saved $1000's of dollars. It pays to know your policy well. <BR/><BR/>Another thing you can do is to send a letter to your employer's health services dept. I actually got one unfair insurance policy changed by having my employer advocate for me. I came from the perspective of "this policy is unfair to all of our companies employees." Our employer had a meeting with the insurance company and the insurance company had to retroactively pay my bill. <BR/><BR/>On another note, Tom had Graft vs Host. He had rashes and had itchy episodes for over a year but now it has gone away. His doctor was slowly able to decrease his imuno-suppressive medications. He still takes a very low dose today.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349976141689253352noreply@blogger.com