SPINAL SURGERY
Looking like DH will need it - 2 herniated disks plus stenosis. Neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon - any suggestions? We're in WY for the winter & thinking maybe of Salt Lake City. Any thoughts greatl...
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emzee wrote:
darsben, did you know about medicare before your wife had the treatment? I wonder why they wouldn't cover out patient procedures as it would be cheaper for them?
Who knows the wisdom of Medicare rules. The rule and alternatives (inpatient somewhere else) were explained to us before we paid.
I am really high on Laser Spine because we have referred three people and Laser Spine told 2 of them they could not help them the third is doing fine.
Laser Spine will review your images at no obligation to tell you if Minimally invasive surgery will help. Then you are free to find a place that does it inpatient if you want to. The money paid was well worth it to us. The alternative was a major surgery with 6 - 8 month recoup time.
Would have paid 10 times the amount for this surgery. It gave two people their lives back.
There is nothing negative anyone can tell me about the company. As with all surgeries "you pays your money and you takes your chances"
Jerrybo66
Medicare will pay the doctors not the facility charges. I found nothing luxurious about the waiting room. The lunch was nice. Apparently someone misinformed you about the medicare rule but if you write Medicare they will be happy to explain it.
Some private insurance will pay for the facility charges. In our case my wife had a private policy that paid 80% of my out of pocket. but that is beside the point. They helped my wife I paid the tab. Everyone happy.
