Waiting to Exhale

[Mrs. Reid 392]

Waiting for insurance approval over the holidays really sucks because I never know if a working day is a real working day....have people taken days off to extend the holiday...so it's going to take longer for me to get approved? I brought a pair of jeans in my target size and have them hanging on my bedroom wall. I have cleaned the whole house and rearranged furniture to make the place more comfortable when I come home post-op. I have purchased supplies for the hospital and home. I got a batik kit for Christmas and am trying to occupy myself by teaching myself to batik. But most of all, I wait. I try to stay positive, and I wait.

[Elode 8,093]

@ Waiting stinks! It does seem like you've been in the process for awhile now! Hopefully they will give you an answer soon!

[peteyrulz 82]

Waiting for insurance approval over the holidays really sucks because I never know if a working day is a real working day....have people taken days off to extend the holiday...so it's going to take longer for me to get approved? I brought a pair of jeans in my target size and have them hanging on my bedroom wall. I have cleaned the whole house and rearranged furniture to make the place more comfortable when I come home post-op. I have purchased supplies for the hospital and home. I got a batik kit for Christmas and am trying to occupy myself by teaching myself to batik. But most of all, I wait. I try to stay positive, and I wait.

I hear you! I'm enduring the same thing. I'm still waiting to hear the decision for my external review which was filed 2nd week of December. Patience is a virtue, but it's not one of mine! Good luck & I hope we both get approved soon.

[Mrs. Reid 392]

Called the insurance company this morning and they say they have not received my claim. Bummed.

[mrsmith901 18]

I feel your pain!! I completed everything Monday and I am still waiting to hear back from the surgeon's office about when it will be submitted. I want an answer now. Patience is not my strong point

[jenniferg2013 7]

I'm in the same position. I'm eager to get their response.

[rafaelfsp89 8]

I had anthem blue cross of Ohio during this past year and I had to wait 18 days for a response. Submitted it December 4 and didn't year anything back until December 21 the morning of my surgery...and guess what..DENIED. all because they loss my medical clearance form stating I'm cleared for surgery. Sucked so much...now I have tufts health plan and had to resubmit my paperwork today..and so the waiting process starts a new. So in closing I feel your pain lol.

[Catherine Gray 11]

I understand your pain. My documents were submitted the 21st of December. As of Friday, they still have not received anything :-( I am scheduled January 20th but I can't get excites knowing that I'm still waiting. I will be calling Monday morning. What insurance company do you have? I havrBCBC NJ

[Mrs. Reid 392]

I have Preferred One. They are supposed to be an easy company to get approved by, but since they haven't gotten my claim yet, they can't approve me.

[Catherine Gray 11]

OK. I'm not familiar with them, but praying you hear something soon

[kyrickchick64 468]

If it's filed give them a couple days then start being the squeaky wheel. The only reason I didn't harass cigna was I had a death in the family and knew I couldn't get it done before the end of the year. Otherwise id have been crawling all over them

[Mrs. Reid 392]

Called insurance again and they have still not received my claim. Called the program and there are no notes saying the claim had been sent. The insurance person Kelly, has not returned my phone call of last week and Doreen who is the admin for the program said she would talk to Kelly and see what the hold up is. This is so frustrating. It is almost 3 weeks since my last NUT visit and the program has not even submitted my paperwork. I am about to become that squeaky wheel!

[Catherine Gray 11]

Same thing is happening to me. I waited 3 weeks to find out that rhey never sent it. Well actually they said BCBS never recieved. Now im on them hardcore! What insurance do you have?

[Mrs. Reid 392]

I have Preferred One. I have decided that I am going to start calling every other day till I get an answer!

[Catherine Gray 11]

Your better then me. I'm calling daily. I have no time to waste and I'm on a tight timeframe.