tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920624073511204604.post8361296938468475823..comments2016-05-04T22:29:04.173-07:00Comments on Just Another Mother Warrior: Appeal Letters, Phone Calls, and Gate #27justanothermotherwarriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864302870585060184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920624073511204604.post-18239587859162755472015-09-15T21:13:10.371-07:002015-09-15T21:13:10.371-07:00You are AMAZING and your son is so lucky to have y...You are AMAZING and your son is so lucky to have you!!! My son starts at UCLA tomorrow (which is how I found your blog) and we are with Aetna - self funded plan. Fingers crossed we don't have a similar experience.. but if we do I will be inspired by you to fight! Way to go mama:) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8920624073511204604.post-23483952525529880322011-12-14T14:45:34.487-08:002011-12-14T14:45:34.487-08:00May I ask what a "level 1" appeal looks ...May I ask what a "level 1" appeal looks like? We have HealthNet HMO that contracts its mental health services to MHN and they are claiming that partial hospitalizations are unlikely to be covered for young children especially for autism because it is unlikely that children that young can be "disruptive" to the point of needing to be kept in a program that long -- i.e. they aren't homicidal, suicidal, or running away. We're wait listed but already know insurance is a huge issue and right now it looks almost like we're running out of options. Switching to BCBS PPO doesn't seem like it will boost our chances higher but if it does even a little bit we'd switch.James Stridinghttp://jamesstriding.comnoreply@blogger.com