KEDASO
Active member
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2009
- Messages
- 42
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 04/2001
- Country
- US
- State
- California
- City
- Oceanside
Hi all,
There has been some discussions here about stem cells transplants.
Here is a story about a San Francisco policewoman, and her fight with insurance companies to get her acceptance into an unfunded stem cell research at Northwestern covered by her insurance and an "experimental procedure", of which two people who went through it was able to go into remission. Cost of the procedure is about
$250,000.00.
I, too, had been in contact with them, and was told I would be accepted into the program. But when I heard it was unfunded, and I would have to cover the costs, I knew right off that insurance companies do not cover "experimental procedures", and did not want to go through the aggrivation or frustration of fighting with the red tape.
But, this woman is looking for support from all who can...
KEDASO
(Ken)
There has been some discussions here about stem cells transplants.
Here is a story about a San Francisco policewoman, and her fight with insurance companies to get her acceptance into an unfunded stem cell research at Northwestern covered by her insurance and an "experimental procedure", of which two people who went through it was able to go into remission. Cost of the procedure is about
$250,000.00.
I, too, had been in contact with them, and was told I would be accepted into the program. But when I heard it was unfunded, and I would have to cover the costs, I knew right off that insurance companies do not cover "experimental procedures", and did not want to go through the aggrivation or frustration of fighting with the red tape.
But, this woman is looking for support from all who can...
KEDASO
(Ken)
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