Hal, > If you want superior medical attention, go out of > network and choose a doctor who does not want to be > controlled by the insurance companies because he > respects himself and his profession (as opposed to > being greedy).
We finally found a GP we like about 18 months ago, and we have a PPO now instead of an HMO so we actually can go wherever we like. At this point, though, the insurance company can still turn a procedure down if they want to. They turned down a procedure about a year ago that turned out to be a correct call. It was a device for desensitizing pain with an electro stimulator implant. We'll find out for sure if it was truly not needed in a few months. It appears that the pain we thought was due to a hernia repair that pinched a nerve could actually be coming largely from a really badly arthritic hip joint. Nobody ever thought to x-ray Steve's right hip as a possible source of the pain. Steve will be going in about a month from now for a hip replacement on his right hip. We do seem to be getting the care we need after a few false starts here and there, but we also wonder about what it would be like if we weren't so pushy about making sure we got it. Kristyne McDaniel http://www.mcstyles.com http://www.emryldlife.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
