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HOW TO FINDE A GOOD INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CANCER CLINICAL TRAIL
My wife was finally approved for IVIG infusions!
- By TheVirtualPatient · New reply November 10, 2009
- Journal · 21 replies
- After years of Injections and her IgG, A and M being too low, my wife (of 38 years) will start IgG infusions next week. Don't know what to expect other than a long time at the hospital, but it may offer ...
How to effectively vet my insurance policy to ensure coverage?
- By Adam1234 · New reply November 9, 2009
- Discussion in Reimbursement and claims · 1 reply
- Hi. My first son was born in 8 weeks premature while we were living in Japan. Japan has a national health insurance plan, so desipte 6 weeks in the NICU with 24-hour care, all his costs were covered ...
Adding Insurance Benefit
- By CircleBloom1 · New reply October 29, 2009
- Discussion in Resources · 2 replies
- I am looking to find ways to work with insurance programs to cover some of the costs of the natural Circle + Bloom fertility program. It could save the insurance companies a lot of money on IVF coverage ...
Out of breath
- By careh · New reply October 25, 2009
- Journal · 2 replies
- I am SO short of breath today! I couldn't even make it through a line in the hymns at church without feeling out of breath, and everything I do today makes me SOB. I also feel a little dizzy at times ...
Your MIB: The insurance industry's file on your med history
- By exultant · New reply October 13, 2009
- Discussion in Finding insurance · 2 replies
- I had never heard of MIB, but it is used for underwriting health and medical insurance policies. It is the "file" that is kept on every one of us in regard to the information insurance companies have ...
Ok, now this royally pisses me off...
- By bhmtnbiker · New reply October 13, 2009
- Discussion in Finding insurance · 4 replies
- I got my bill from my health insurance company... they've raised my premium AGAIN... but this time it's an increase of $90.00 PER MONTH! So that means if I keep it, I'm now paying over $3200 per year ...
Tell me.
- By cjolie · New reply October 4, 2009
- Journal · 15 replies
- tell me, where did it go, the hopes that i had the belief, that all would be well. when did it get replaced by memories, distant, not quite real, of rainbows and sunlight, stardust glittering on the snow ...
CT Scan - Hurray!
- By pleiades · New reply September 29, 2009
- Journal · 12 replies
- I am so excited to have gotten an "all clear" report from the doctor. My scan and blood work were great so I go back in six months. Whew! I am so glad that visit is over. Thanks for all of your good wishes ...
Long awaited CT day
- By pleiades · New reply September 28, 2009
- Journal · 3 replies
- Today's the day to find out what's going on in these lungs of mine! I feel that it's gonna be NED. Yay! However, I am prepared for whatever may be happening in there. I'll certainly be glad when this ...
Rough feeling this week
- By careh · New reply September 21, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- This has been a bad week for me with symptoms. I have been living on nitro pretty much since Monday. It started Monday when I tried to cut my radio show. I got dizzy and out of breath and then had this ...
A Little Courage
- By Jacquieness · New reply September 15, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- I promised I would post this months ago, but time flies when you're having trouble getting out of bed. I wrote the following as my diversity essay for admission to graduate school. Since then I have become ...
Heading out of town to see Mom
- By careh · New reply September 11, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I am leaving on the first flight out tomorrow (makes me think of Peter, Paul, and Mary) to spend 17 days back in Michigan with my Mom. I do not have internet access there, but I do want you all to know ...
Well I am 50 now
- By careh · New reply September 6, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Well my dear friends...I turned 50 today! I have been enjoying a wonderful birthday thank's to my husband, family, and good friends and my co0workers. I really feel blessed! Carolyn ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 15, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · New reply August 12, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
Dr Nick
- By Judipajd · New reply August 9, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- He weighted over 400 pounda and decided he wanted to lose weight. So he began a diet drinking fruit and proteim smoothies. He ended up losing 200 plus pounds in one year. It was very inpressive how he ...
Made it to the top of the lighthouse!
- By careh · New reply July 22, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- I was able to take a trip last weekend to the beautiful Oregon coast, which included a tour of historic Haceta Head lighthouse near Florence. My family wasn't sure about the half mile climb to the lighthouse ...
Personal Stories
- By jessmartinez · New reply July 21, 2009
- Discussion in Reimbursement and claims · 1 reply
- Can anyone share their personal story about why the current health care system did or did not help them? As it is such a hot topic right now, I'm just curious to hear true, authentic stories about it ...
Major changes in Medicare supplements in June,2010
- By Ron123 · New reply July 19, 2009
- Discussion in Reimbursement and claims · 1 reply
- Anyone on Medicare who also has a supplement needs to review the major changes PRIOR to June 1, 2010 to position yourself to take advantage of the changes. Two words can sum up the changes "cost sharing ...
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