Dealing with insurance companies.To the Editor: Just wanted to write and say that it was excellent to see an article on appealing insurance decisions ("Appealing Insurance Rejections" April '01, p. 67). I would like to recommend this be a regular section of your magazine. This could be a valuable reference for parents who are now experiencing these types of rejection issues. I spend so much time writing letters and resubmitting documentation to early intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. programs and insurance companies. One area that is particularly difficult to get approved is augmentative aug·men·ta·tive adj. 1. Having the ability or tendency to augment. 2. Grammar Indicating an increase in the size, force, or intensity of the meaning of an adjacent word, as up does in eat up. n. assessments and devices because they are initially viewed as educational, and they are usually quite expensive. My daughter is only 30 months old and augmentative devices have been my biggest challenge since she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. . I am still in the process of requesting such a device and would think that example letters posted in your magazine could help so many parents as well as the children who need the devices. --Kathleen Ligon, Chicago, IL (Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. :) EP always welcomes submissions on dealing with insurance problems. We continue to search for a qualified individual to take the place of to be substituted for. - Berkeley. See also: Place the late Richard Epstein, our former "Health Insurance Trouble Shooter." |
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