“Still, van Terheyden kept pushing his appeal with Cigna in a process that grew more baffling. First, a different Cigna doctor reviewed the case and stood by the original denial. The blood test was unnecessary, Cigna insisted, because van Terheyden had never before been found to lack sufficient vitamin D.
“Records did not show you had a previously documented Vitamin D deficiency,” stated a denial letter issued by Cigna in April. How was van Terheyden supposed to document a vitamin D deficiency without a test? The letter was signed by a Cigna medical director named Barry Brenner.”
Peteostro says
“Still, van Terheyden kept pushing his appeal with Cigna in a process that grew more baffling. First, a different Cigna doctor reviewed the case and stood by the original denial. The blood test was unnecessary, Cigna insisted, because van Terheyden had never before been found to lack sufficient vitamin D.
“Records did not show you had a previously documented Vitamin D deficiency,” stated a denial letter issued by Cigna in April. How was van Terheyden supposed to document a vitamin D deficiency without a test? The letter was signed by a Cigna medical director named Barry Brenner.”
jayfeather31 says
See this, this is why we need M4A or a public option.
fgarvin2019 says
Between fighting the doctors, insurance company, and pharmacy, it is literally a part-time job.
And you also have to do their jobs for them half of the time (faxing is so efficient…..).
All this wonderful care for the low cost of $1900 per month, 16k deductible (fam of 4), and tons of out of pocket.
Is there a suprise to anyone that depending on what case study/white papers you read, they tell us 70/80% of all bankruptcies are medical related?
And I don’t care who is in the White House, since paying for health care in 86, it goes up each and every year (and we get less and less services).