EXTERNAL REVIEW

Hugo P.
on 1/13/07 11:03 am - BRONX, NY
Anyone know how the whole external review process works? Any personal experiances?
Skinnyladyinside07
on 1/13/07 11:08 am
Does this external review process have to do with weight loss surgery or a school district? I know about school districts but not weight loss external reviews. Dianne
Anna Bryant
on 1/13/07 9:57 pm - Roanoke, VA
Sorry Hugo, I don't know either. Is it where you go before a panel and state your case? Your talking about insurance...right? Anna
Darlar
on 1/13/07 10:28 pm - Springfield, OR
Hugo, If it's insurance you are speaking of, please let me know. I was originally denied for the WLS and then the decision was overturned to Approved. All that happened in that process was that my surgeon had what is called a peer-to-peeer discussion on the phone with the doctor at my insurance company that had denied my surgery request. Darla
joyj
on 1/14/07 6:44 am - Middle Island, NY
Is this an appeal through the NYS Dept of Insurance? I have ghi and bcbs, I was denied and also 2 appeals denied. I went to the dept of insurance and was approved. Check out the insurance board there is alot of info and also a lawyer runs it and can advise you. If it's through the dept of insurance most people on that board were had their denials reversed through them. For me it was a reversal based on my pcp letter. In their denial they stated I was "specifically" denied due to that letter so I ended up putting a letter together and having my pcp sign it. I hope this helps. Joy
Hugo P.
on 1/14/07 8:01 am - BRONX, NY
thank you very much.i'm still on my first appeal and i should be hearing something from them anytime soon but, i'm preparing for a long battle.I also have GHI/BCBS.If you please.How long did it take from the time you submitted the paperwork to getting an approval fro the state? Thank you for all of the info.
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