I am desperately seeking a lyme disease literate doctor in the md/dc/va. Particularly in southern maryland, annapolis, washington dc, and/or northern virginia. I cannot find a literate doctor (along with a co infection of bells palsy) who will take workers compensation. Most are saying self pay but I am hopeful someone out there can help us. Thanks!
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I don't know of any LLMDs who take Workers' Compensation.
You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. You need to go where they are.
Also, most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":
Scroll down for financial help, etc., available from several sources.
Also call them to ask if they can recommend anyone to you.
The Lyme Test Access Program (Lyme-TAP) is a nationwide patient assistance program to provide assistance for initial Lyme-related lab tests to patients who demonstrate true financial need. I think coverage is up to 75%. View on www.lymetap.com
Btw - please break up your posts into 2-3 sentence paragraphs, as there are people on Lymenet who cannot read large blocks of text due to neurological problems from Lyme. Thanks.
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