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PLEASE NOTE: Your insurance denial letter should make reference to denial of treatment which goes beyond accepted Guidelines...or words to that effect!
posting this here with permission: See snail mail address, email for AG at the bottom.
Everyone, I was contacted to help get information for Attorney General Blumenthal's investigation into the conflict of interest between IDSA treatment guidelines for Lyme disease and insurance companies.
I am looking for letters from insurance companies that would contain information that states that treatment was denied for lyme disease or any information from insurance companies questioning a diagnosis of lyme disease, etc. I would be happy to remove any personal information and keep the letters anonymous at your request.
If you have any info, please contact me and then we can discuss the best way in which to send me the information.
Thank you for your help in this very important issue.
Mailing Address: Office of the Attorney General 55 Elm Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 email: [email protected]
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bettyg
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OUTSTANDING...SOME PROGRESS!
nan, please email [email protected] asking her to make this a FEATURE IN MEDICAL...TOP ONE!! to important to be buried in the normal posts ok! she put another one up for me yesterday for someone else in activism !!
nan, it has to be a LETTER from insurance company right? i get DENIED EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS; so they would NOT apply. they do NOT send out letters, only these EOB!
I recently sent in last 2-3 weeks my APPEAL TO BCBS for $3800. who knows WHEN they will respond to that. also copied iowa's insurance commissioner's office, market regulation bureau's attorney was copied!
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found this at the bottom of page 1; PLEASE KEEP UP TO TOP; THIS IS IMPORTANT regarding IDSA VS. ILADS!!!
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I'm confused....do we contact nan or contact [email protected] ?
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Gee Wiz. I hope I still have that information. I think I do. I will dig it out today. It was the second half of 2002 and first half of 2003 that I fought that battle and R.B. helped me out getting coverage. It was a hard battle.
Mary
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bettyg
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timaca,
quoting nan...
If you have any info, please contact me and then we can discuss the best way in which to send me the information.
SO CONTACT NAN FIRST! but i hope NAN will reply back here her intent HER OR SEND TO AG BLUMENTHAL!
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As far as I know once Blumenthal started the investigation Insurance Industry took a kinder way towards Lymies and they were just a few refusal. However, when the investigation is closed and results remain inconclusive they can do whatever they want with us.
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AG needs our input!
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this is YOUR chance to make a difference in getting our MEDICAL BILLS PAID FOR BY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES ..... JOIN THE LYME TRAIN!
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up for cathy devoe's info to go here....
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We contacted the AG office to make sure this was what they wanted, and they said they had not asked for letters but if anyone thinks they have relevant information, they will take a look.
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phylls, thanks for calling and getting an update and clarification on this thread!
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Sent my letter in this week to Blumenthal's office with a thank you for doing this for all of us.
WE are moving to Switzerland in just a few days now. I had surgery 4 weeks ago, and took one day in bed then got up to start cleaning out the house for packing.
Now I'm so tired I can't seem to get beyond it. Wipe out!
Mary
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nan or phyllis,
i now have my DENIED letter from bcbs for paying for any of my llmd visits, body lab testings, and supplements.
do you think they want attachments also on what was used by bcbs to DENY me? thanks for any insight! bettyg
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up for nan or phyllis or anyone knowing more details! see my post abve.
i also emailed blumenthal's office 1.5 wks. ago; heard nothing! i'd like to get the 2 huge folders put away on my dining room table.
can anyone get some answers for me?? big thanks.
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since i never heard back from nan or phyllis NOR b lumenthal's office, i scanned my denial letter and sent today.
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