What insurance company paid for your RT and what state are you in? Please just list them on posts on this thread.

Finalizing my case on appeal to Medicare to pay for RT that they denied, and I would like to include a list of insurance companies that do pay for RT for Dupuytren's. Want to document as much as possible that it is recognized as "a standard of care among the medical community" for treatment of Dupuytren's Contracture. Also hope it shows that other insurance companies deem it to be "medically necesssary". I'm using some terminology that Lauri sent me that was used in the notice of her winning appeal.

Lauri said she included a list of insurance companies that paid for RT and many states using Blue Cross/Blue Shield paid. She's in Iowa, so I have BCBS of Iowa.

A supervisor at Scripps said he would fight with an appeal from their end and keep me in the loop about what is going on. Haven't heard a thing from him since that first phone conversation with him.

Everybody keep your fingers crossed that this works. Many more will eventually need for Medicare to pay for RT.

I'll get around to reporting on my consultation with Loma Linda University MC. I promise. I've been busy with other stuff, not just the Medicare appeal.

Thanks!

Flora

Flora,

Wishing you continued success in your appeal with Medicare. What you are doing is SO HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED by all of us who are depending on Medicare paying.

Best of luck...please keep us posted.

Luba

United Healthcare Choice in Nevada - paid for my treatment at Scripps La Jolla

Lori,

Thanks for your list.

I will be contacting you about how you developed your appeal. Yours was successful, so even though it wasn't Medicare, starting with a process that was successful with an insurance company makes sense to me.

Thanks,

Flora

Lauri,

Yes, I got the list. Thanks! That is one of the things I really wanted to include.

Flora