What about looking for a different doctor, he doesn't seem to understand your needs. Doctors should not need to see every time you need something, especially with just the basics of needing a wheelchair repaired. Companies do take so long to get parts. My medical supply company calls the doctor gives a prescription for me, usually . The wheelchair company I deal with is Apria.
Sorry you're having to go through so much, that is so unfair. Our wheelchairs are our legs. It is really ridiculous. What we have to go through and how long we have wait just to get parts.
Dana.
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Sent: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] Insurance / Doctors
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
