dumb question or dumb office staff????
hi gang
this has been bothering me for some time now -- ok ever since i signed up here and started reading the NJ board and Main board -- WHY oh WHY will a surgeon or office staff schedule surgery BEFORE they get an approval????? are they mindreaders and they know that they will get an approval??
people get a date -- they get EXCITED to say the least -- and they are anxious and they make plans and take time off from work -- and then BAM!!! denied!! and all the surgeon or office staff can say is 'sorry try again'
i'm so glad i have the surgeon we have -- 1st meeting was to tell us what we needed to do -- diet plan or whatever for particular insurance -- support groups --the spych eval goes with the PCP paperwork -- then after they get the paperwork from your PCP they mail it into the insurance company -- they wait for the approval or denial and THEN they call you to make the surgery appt -- that is when they will also schdedule you for your cardio and pulmanary and nutrition
i just find it terrible that so many people get their hopes up for a certain date and they have to come crashing down so hard on a denial -- a denial alone is bad enough -- but to have the date and denial is a double blow to the already low self esteem
ok i'm rambling again -- i just find alot of uneccesary tears and emotional stress that don't need to be
take care all
Roberta
AJ -- on 7/20 on the NESN network up in new england has a new show called 'What if?' and the first show they did was "what would have happened if grady took out pedro" wish i got NESN down here -- i pay comcast a gazzilion dollars to watch 'extra innings' so i can see all the games -- except if it's on FOX then it's blocked out