Re: [QUAD-L] VOICES

[Danny Hearn]

I'm going thru that exac same thing.........need all 4 tires and armrests replaced....doctor who knows nothing about my powerchair or equipment must fill out a form then insurance must approve it, then the SLOW repair company will order parts....always takes weeks to over a month.                       Dan H.

MissLiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Call your reps sit on their doorsteps!

-----Original Message-----
From: William Willis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:55 PM
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Subject: FW: [QUAD-L] Insurance / Doctors

What a crock of shi#!! It makes me want to scream......the bureaucracy,
mediocrity, audacity, and idiocy of it all. You can bet there will be no
delay when they want their money!

>From: "Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To:
>Subject: [QUAD-L] Insurance / Doctors
>Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:25:13 -0700
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>I hate working with insurance companies and doctors.
>
>Again, my chair had a problem. I call the repair shop, they wont see me
>without a doc prescription, then an ok from the insurance company.
>
>My doc wont fax in a prescription until he sees me, yet he can't get me in
>until next wed.
>
>So 6 days to see the doc so he will fax a prescription,.
>
>2 days to get the ok from the insurance.
>
>Then a few days to gat an appointment.
>
>THEN, they just evaluate the chair to see what's wrong.
>
>Then send to get and ok that the insurance will pay for the parts.
>
>Then wait for the parts to get here.
>
>Then make an appointment to get it fixed.
>
>That can be 2 weeks ti fix something.
>
>
>
>I use to hate my insurance and the place in Seattle that fixed my chair,
>now
>I miss them. I just made an appointment and went in.
>
>They fixed me with a room full of parts they had in stock. Then they billed
>my insurance. I was mad that if I wanted them to come to my house, It might
>take 2 days.
>
>
>
>Greg
>