Posted by Karla (4.54.217.167) on June 18, 2001 at 14:16:42:
My HMO contacted me because I have had so many claims and asked me if I would like to have a managed care assistant? What is a managed care assistant? That is someone who advicates on your side to get you the best care. Yes ultimetly in the long run it will be the best for the hmo because the quicker you are better the quicker the bills stop. They had deniged me going to a headache clinic in town because it belongs to another HMO. Even though they were the specialists. I had to keep seeing there drs and neuros and get no where. My advocate just got my HMO to understand and agree to let me go to the ha clinic in town here that they denigned me earlier. Yahoo! Also They have therapists that deal with chronic pain issues that I can now get in to see unlimmited. I am just glad that I have an HMO that will actually work for me when needed! Yahoo!!