posted
In my general area, there are two excellent lyme doctors; unfortunately neither accept any insurance. Does anyone know of a top-rate lyme specialist that DOES accept insurance?
I'm willing to travel to Albany, Westchester, NYC, etc., but can't even get a local neurologist to give me a referral.
Do all lyme specialist require a referral? I tested positive on all bands and the Western blot. I have major symptoms and I'm scared to death.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Posts: 1 | From Poughkeepsie, NY | Registered: May 2011
| IP: Logged |
Abxnomore
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 18936
posted
Unfortunately, most do not accept insurance therefore you don't need a referral. A few do but I don't know of any in your area that do.
Posts: 5191 | From Lyme Zone | Registered: Jan 2009
| IP: Logged |
onbam
Unregistered
posted
Stay away from Weschester Medical center--the head of their Lyme program, Gary Wormser, is one of the people responsible for the existence of Chronic Lyme Disease.
IP: Logged |
TF
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 14183
posted
Sorry to say but an excellent lyme doctor is not going to take insurance.
If he did, he could not provide excellent lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, it takes money to treat this disease. Perhaps you can ask your family or church to help you with the cost of the first appointment, which is the most expensive by far.
You definitely have lyme disease. It will only get worse over time. So, you must treat it.
The doc is the key to getting rid of this disease. Many doctors treat lyme disease, but only a few know enough to get rid of it for a person. That's the doc you want. And, it will cost money.
Don't let insurance determine your choice of doctors. The el-cheapo way rarely works with this disease. Pay the money and get your health back.
You don't need any referral.
If you want an explanation of why the lyme doctors don't take insurance, read this thread:
tickled1
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 14257
posted
I've wasted the last several years with a Lyme dr. that takes insurance. I felt I had no choice b/c couldn't afford to see a ILADS LLMD.
Well, now I feel if I went straight to an ILADS LLMD and paid out of pocket I probably would have saved money b/c I would have cut to the chase and not wasted time and $$ on a treatment approach that didn't work and trying to fill in the gaps of treatment on my own.
The first appt. is the worst $$ wise but follow-ups aren't as bad financially, depending on who you choose. I could give you a couple of names.... (CT and NH).
I know it's a hard pill to swallow that we have no choice but to pay out of pocket to treat this disease. It took me several years to accept it myself. I wish I didn't waste the time.
Posts: 2541 | From Northeast | Registered: Jan 2008
| IP: Logged |
posted
I know if two LLMDs in CT that accept insurance. PM me if you haven't recorded their names yet.
Posts: 132 | From Somewhere | Registered: Jan 2011
| IP: Logged |
The Lyme Disease Network is a non-profit organization funded by individual donations. If you would like to support the Network and the LymeNet system of Web services, please send your donations to:
The
Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey 907 Pebble Creek Court,
Pennington,
NJ08534USA http://www.lymenet.org/
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic