Posted by Penny on September 2, 2003, at 10:49:47
In reply to I wonder if I'll have the guts to discuss it today (nm), posted by Dinah on September 2, 2003, at 10:27:08
If it's the right time for you to discuss it, I have confidence that you will find the encouragement you need to discuss it.
I have decided that I can no longer worry about what the insurance companies know about me and my issues. If I knew the person who was handling my case personally and I had to face that person on a frequent basis, *then* I might care. But that person only knows me as a name and number on a piece of paper, among many other names and numbers. Chances are the person who is reviewing your case doesn't really care what he or she is reading, etc., but is just going by some designated formula to decide which claims and treatments to cover and which to deny.
Of course, maybe if they did know you as a person and not a name and number, there wouldn't even be the question of whether or not to certify extended visits, etc.
Talk to your T and see if he's willing to fight for what you need. If there's fighting to be done - both to keep as much of your personal info private and to get the treatment you need covered - you need him on your side in a strong way.
I would imagine, though, that sharing info such as the things you write to him, etc., wouldn't be pertinent to the matter at hand, and therefore isn't shared.
P
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