Question:
Has anyone been helped by Texas rehab and if so were you approved for surgery?

I have BCBS and Healthsmart insurances both denied me even with Dr.'s note and past medical records. I have diabetes and bad asthma. I have gone through Texas rehab to see if they can help. They have sent me on some appointments but I just want to know if anybody else had to use them or been approved by Texas rehab.    — mea (posted on June 8, 2004)

June 8, 2004
I was approved by the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. It is a very long process - about 8 months from my first appointment to approval. You have to jump through a million hoops, but it is worth it. My advice is to ask upfront for the list of requirements that have to be met for approval. They printed off the page for me (I have heard that it has changed) so that I could see where I was in the process, and what I had left to do. I also could see what doctors I was going to have to go see, what TRC was going to require from each of them, etc. From my own personal experience, you will definitely have to keep on top of them - they have a million cases to work with, and it never seems like yours is priority. You have to call them weekly, see what still needs to be done, etc. I did most of the legwork. It helped, though. In the end, I had to pay $3000 (they base the amount you have to pay on your income), and it was well worth it.
   — raye