Thursday, September 13, 2007

Insurance Battles

Sorry for not having updated the blog very much this week. There's not much new news with Jon other than he's continuing to improve. He's no longer on intravenous anti-viral medication for the encephalitis (they're switching to a pill form, which is the next stage).

The big trouble this week is the difficulty Amy is having with the insurance company. Insurance wants to send Jon to a skilled nursing facility. But he is unlikely to get the speech and physical therapy there that he needs, and she would prefer not to move him.

If anyone has had success petitioning an HMO in the past and would like to share any tips or strategies with Amy, I'm sure she would appreciate it. Please contact Amy directly, or if you don't have her contact info, send a note to thejonlesageblog@gmail.com and we'll forward it.

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