Re: Fighting your insurance company
From: kathryn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 31 22:26:46 2008
I also got this docs name from an endo site:
Dr. James Mirabile
Overland Park, Kansas City Area
ph. 913-541-9495
http://www.forwomenonlyob.com
don't know if he takes your insurance, tho.
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At Thu, 31 Jan 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>At Wed, 30 Jan 2008, Nicole wrote:
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>>If anyone has advise on trying to fight your insurance company to have
>>the excision surgery, I would love to hear from you.
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>>I currently live in Kansas City. I am trying to see Dr. Kanayama in
>>NYC or Dr. Albee in Atlanta. Neither of which are considered,
>>in-network with my Insurance Company - United Healthcare.
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>>I am not sure how to proceed, I have submitted a request based on out of
>>area, that there is not a specialist who can perform this near me,
>>however, they are trying to say that is it deamed "experimental."
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>>Any advise is great at this point. I really can't afford to do the
>>surgery, flights and visits on my own with out my insurance coverage
>>kicking in at least a portion of it.
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>>Thanks in advance!
>>Nicole