Help Please!!

JulieN
JulieN Member Posts: 10
in Esophageal Cancer #1

So after 2 weeks of back and forth with MD Anderson and the lady assuring me she was getting my dad an appointment she says today the insurance won't pay enough!! I'm beyond frustrated and don't know what to do next. Where else should we go??? This had been the only place we looked into and had no idea this would come up! Any suggestions??

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  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,391 Member
    #2
    I am not sure of your location but here are some suggestions

    Julie,

    I am not sure of your location but most of the NCCN member institutions are excellent choices for treatment.

    Here is a link to their locations; http://www.nccn.org/members/network.asp

    If you let us know were your Dad is located we could make better suggestions.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams

    McCormick, South Carolina
    DX 10/2009 T2N1M0  Stage IIB - Ivor Lewis Surgery  12/3/2009 - Post Surgery Chemotherapy 2/2009 – 6/2009
    Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU - Four Year Survivor

     

  • JulieN
    JulieN Member Posts: 10
    #3
    paul61 said:

    I am not sure of your location but here are some suggestions

    Julie,

    I am not sure of your location but most of the NCCN member institutions are excellent choices for treatment.

    Here is a link to their locations; http://www.nccn.org/members/network.asp

    If you let us know were your Dad is located we could make better suggestions.

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams

    McCormick, South Carolina
    DX 10/2009 T2N1M0  Stage IIB - Ivor Lewis Surgery  12/3/2009 - Post Surgery Chemotherapy 2/2009 – 6/2009
    Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU - Four Year Survivor

     

    Thank you Paul.....we are in

    Thank you Paul.....we are in Texarkana AR/TX not sure if you know where that is?? About 3 hours East of Dallas

  • paul61
    paul61 Member Posts: 1,391 Member
    #4
    JulieN said:

    Thank you Paul.....we are in

    Thank you Paul.....we are in Texarkana AR/TX not sure if you know where that is?? About 3 hours East of Dallas

    Here are some suggestions

    Julie,

    It looks like you got some great suggestions on Facebook. I think any of those facilities could be good choices. If money were no object and I could go anywhere my choices would be:

    1. http://www.upmc.com/Pages/default.aspx

    2. http://www.uofmhealth.org/

    3. http://www.mskcc.org/

    4. http://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/minnesota

    These are based on experiences I have followed during the four years I have been a part of this forum.

    I am a bit confused about the issue with your Dad’s insurance at MD Anderson. Does your Dad’s insurance company have a medical advocate that could intervene with MD Anderson on your Dad’s behalf? It just seems odd that the insurance says you are “in network” and MD Anderson will not accept their fee schedule. 

    Best Regards,

    Paul Adams

    McCormick, South Carolina
    DX 10/2009 T2N1M0  Stage IIB - Ivor Lewis Surgery  12/3/2009 - Post Surgery Chemotherapy 2/2009 – 6/2009
    Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU - Four Year Survivor

     

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