Dick, Adams wrote:

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I have some experience dealing with insurance companies....

Good luck to you.

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Nan Eklund wrote:

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You just MUST have some Southern blood in you.
And that's good.

ChEAr$,
HL, EA n LA

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Stuart Bronstein wrote:

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Right about Blue Cross. We switched first of this year and
amazing how long it takes to get them to pay just a routine
office visit; more than 8 months. BAck and forth, back and
forth, finally they wanted me to prove I was NOT covered by
Medicare! So, I had to prove a negative. sounds like IRS
sometimes. But at least their drugs are cheap.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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Bless your heart.
And know there's lots of concern out here.

Nan, EA in LA
Entrenched belief is never altered by the facts.....

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Dick Adams wrote:

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I sympathize with your pain. Having nearly been in traction
once, I'd say it is without a doubt the worst, most
excruciating place to suffer pain, next to the insane pain
from a decayed root canal. Get well. Next to physical pain,
an IRS audit or tax problems seem like a lark.

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Dick wrote:

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Dick,

No apologies needed. I am just sorry you are having
trouble. I assume you know that there are legions of us out
here hoping that all goes well for you. Many thanks for all
you do.

Robert C. McRae
Tyler, Texas

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Dick wrote:

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Let me know if you'd like some lawyer to send them a nasty
letter. In the past Blue Cross has been fined big time for
routinely declining coverage just to see if the claimant
complains, eventually to give in when they can't come up
with good enough reasons not to.

Stu

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Moderator:
The problem is common in decentralized organizations.
The State of Maryland is a "National" account. That
means that because of its size, it is managed by the
National office staff. They think Balloon Kyphoplasy
is an experimental surgery.

Smaller accounts are managed by local staff who are more
current on surgical practices and they know it is not
experimental.

So in the near future, the information will flow
upstream and the surgery will be done.
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However long it takes, Dick!!! You're much more important
than any newsgroup.

"Jack" - John H. Fisher - TaxService[at]aol.com
Philadelphia, Pa - Atlantic City, NJ - West Wildwood, NJ
My Newsgroups & Boards at: http://members.aol.com/TaxService/index.html

Where Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!=

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"Dick Adams" <rdadams[at]smart.net)> wrote:

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Speedy recovery, Dick!

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Oh no. Don't you love the way our world is now ran by
insurance companies.....

Hope all goes the way it should soon.

Helen, EA in PA
Director, NAEA; Immediate Past President, PSEA; Tax Expert, AOL
Enrolled Agents - THE Tax Professionals

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Just take care of yourself first, Dick.
The questions can wait.

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My apologies for not posting for the last three days. Hectic
would be a gross understatement. My surgery for Friday was
cancelled due to my insurance company. My doctor may be more
upset than I am. I spent the last three days calling people
at Blue Cross/Blue Shield and at the State of Maryland Employee
Benefits office.

So here I sit in a wheelchair that I may wind up owning if this
takes much longer. The pain sucks when it comes, but I am
getting 100 generic Percaset every 10 to 14 days.

It's 1:30 Friday morning. I am crashing, but I will start
posting the back log as soon as I get dressed tomorrow.

Dick

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