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We Won Our Rituxan Appeal! THANK YOU SANDY!!!!!

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14 years 11 months ago #8934 by kinsey63
Sandy:

I cannot begin to thank you enough for all the help and research you gave to me in fighting the appeal when my insurance company denied Rituxan treatment. I got the letter today that the decision was overturned. I thank God for sending me to you and for answering my many prayers for help. (See text below).

We received a request to pay for Rituxan by Deborah Wilbur, MD, and we notified you on 7/27/10 that your health plan woul dnot pay for the treatment. Dr. Wilbur appealed that decision and the information about your case was sent to an external physician reviewer who is Board Certified in Oncology (who did not review your case the first time) for review.

Based on the information provided, the physician has reversed the original decision and determined that your health plan will pay for Rituxan by Deborah Wilbur, MD, subject to the terms of your health plan.


YEAH!!!!

Platelets are at 60 today. Still low, but not low enough that I have to have treatment yet. BUT, if I need treatment, we now know we can get it!!!!


Thanks so much for this support group, all the postings and information. I am so thankful for all the information provided on this site and the support of all the others with this health issue.

Deb :laugh:

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14 years 11 months ago #8935 by Angel85
That's wonderful news Deb, i'm very happy for u that they have overturned their original decision
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14 years 11 months ago #8938 by Sandi
Deb:

You don't know how happy this makes me! I'm glad that something I did made a difference.

Good luck a thousand times over! I hope it works for you after all of that!
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14 years 11 months ago #8941 by eklein
This is great! Good for Deb and yay! Sandi!
Erica

And she was!
Diagnosed May 2005, lowest count 8K.
4/22/08: 43K (2nd Rituxan)
10/01/09: 246K, 1/8/10: 111K, 5/21/10: 233K
Latest count: 7/27/2015: 194K
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14 years 11 months ago #8951 by HSheppard
Fantastic! I'm doing a little dance at my desk!

Blessings,
Hauna
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14 years 11 months ago #8952 by server
what a relief for you! I'm so happy for you. But praying also that you won't need to use it!

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26
Blessings,
gretchen