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My MRI has been approved after a second appeal.
(1) Yay! (2) It burns me up how many hoops patients have to jump through to get basic diagnostic tests approved. If insurance companies approve tests/meds/etc. after an appeal (or two), then they should just fucking approve it the first time. But that would cut into their profits, and they know that a lot of patients won't pursue an appeal after the first denial. Ugh.
But again, yay! I'm glad you can move forward with this, sj.
Hooray, sj, and what a pain in the ass.
sj, yay for the MRI! I hope they figure out how to help you quickly and painlessly.
I didn't think of asking the pharmacist. Ours is very helpful, so that's a great idea. Also, I should appeal the denial of the compounded meds. I didn't even think of it.
It burns me up how many hoops patients have to jump through to get basic diagnostic tests approved. If insurance companies approve tests/meds/etc. after an appeal (or two), then they should just forking approve it the first time. But that would cut into their profits, and they know that a lot of patients won't pursue an appeal after the first denial. Ugh.
Exactly this! I hope the MRI gives some answers after all your effort to get the test!
then they should just forking approve it the first time.
Hee! For the record, my original post didn't say "forking." You're still using The Good Place extension, aren't you? That gives me the giggles.
ION, I've been eating lower-carb for breakfast and lunch after my doctor suggested it to bring down my triglycerides. And I don't really mind it. But I've been fighting a cold for a week, and just had leftover pizza for lunch and it tasted like the food of the gods. It had sausage, green olives, and spinach, which is a tasty (but bit salty) combination. Nom.
That is funny. Mine says forking too and I never know for sure what the original text said. That is half the fun.
I figure they hope you'll give up and not appeal the decision at all, and I'm sure some people do. It makes me so angry.
My insurance company declined to pay for my appendectomy ... they said the hospital should not have admitted me, but should have kept me lying in a hallway for 36 hours.
I'm still waiting on approval for a MRI on my ankle. I just re-scheduled for the 3rd time in hopes they'll actually get it approved. My doctor's office was surprised that it hadn't been approved yet.
Yesterday I got a letter in the mail(!) from the insurance company asking me to have my doctor fax(!) information to them before they can start the review. (Presumably the doctor sent this info to them two days before they mailed the letter.) I get 2-3 emails/week from the insurance company about random wellness stuff but this was snail mail. If they keep this up long enough I'm going to need attention to both ankles, possibly a knee or hip, and my lower back.
The lack of communication between doctors' offices infuriates me.