After I was denied, my employer went to bat for me.

This is an update to the post I had last week about getting news that my case was before the review board and then getting a denial letter the next day. I appealed to my employer first, as we are a self-funded plan. They intervened and faxed a letter to the insurance company directing them to pay for the surgery "out of contract." Today the surgeon's office called with the news that they had received approval. I feel a little guilty for not fighting the big, bad insurance company. I let my employer fight for me, I guess. Now I have to figure out how to wait until September!

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