Posted by Todd (139.62.224.5) on July 09, 1999 at 14:56:58:
In Reply to: Another tactic re: Ins Co's & oxygen posted by gary g on July 09, 1999 at 14:41:22:
Good point Gary. One of the paradoxes of most insurance coverage, however, is that while they will spend $$$$ treating the illness caused by smoking (for example), they refuse to pay things such as Nicoderm or Zyban, which are aimed at helping smokers quit. I don't mean to discourage anyone, rather just think that anyone going into battle best be as fully armed as possible. When I asked, my insurance company said they won't cover Zyban, etc because the failure rate (those of us who try but haven't succeeded YET at quitting cigarettes) is so high as to make the treatment 'non-productive, financially'.
T