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Re: Insurance doubtsFrom: Shinta (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 29 May 2001 08:17:37 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks all of you for your replies.. I am so happy after finding this forum of people who share my woes :) Christy i am on a HMO plan so i need a referral from my PCP. I am trying to get preg. but i am sure i dont want to try the fertility pills for now, i want to give myself a chance of conceiving thro maybe met.. after reading the good reviews abotu it, i am even willing to put up with the side-effects.. ( i have had horrible stomach problems anyway since i was 17.. have an upset tummy almost every other day..) I have an appointment for june 7. good luck to you too. At Fri, 25 May 2001, Christy wrote: > >I have United Health Care and they paid Dr. Glueck - I didn't have to >have a referral or anything. Of course I'm not trying to get pregnant >so that may make a difference, but technically you'd be treating the >syndrome whether you were trying to get preganant or not right?! When I >saw Dr. Glueck they didn't do a trans-vaginal scan so I think you're >pretty safe there. > >When is your appointment? I am going for my second appointment with him >on June 11. I'm hoping my blood work looks better since I've been >taking the Met. Good luck to you when you go. > >-- >Christy > >At Thu, 24 May 2001, paula wrote: >> >>At Thu, 24 May 2001, Shinta wrote: >>> >>>Thanks christy for mailing me with dr. details.. i have an appt with >>>Dr.Glueck and will be able to make it depending on whether my PPO gives >>>me the referral..(fingers crossed!!) I know that Glueck accepts the HMO >>>plan that i am on.. United health care.. but i was wondering that >>>there might be any chance that the insurance wont pay up.. will they >>>say that they wont cover PCOS as they might interpret it as infertility >>>treatment?? Also i have tests results of two years back with PCOS >>>diagnosis, is that still valid or should i have to go through a >>>trans-vaginal scan(oh how i hate that thing!) again?? does anybody >>>know?? >> >>i know i wasn't originally in on this thread, but when i had united >>health care in ohio, both through GM and through Bank One, it covered >>everything that had to do with PCOS including just a few that had to do >>with the fertility aspect. i am sure a lot has changed since then >>(1996) but i would check with your employer to get a benefit plan so >>that you can see exactly whats going to be covered and so you can get >>details about referrals and diagnosis. >> >>hope this helps =) >> >>love, paula >> >>-- >>please feel free to email me anytime at paulam@kih.net ...remember to put PCOS in the subject line =) >> >-- >Christy >abby823@earthlink.net >
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