Hello there everyone. After months - years actually - of work researching, eliminating options, taking films and bone scans, losing weight, talking via e-mail to De Smet, I've made to decison to have a BHR.
PROBLEM: No insurance. How do I cop insurance and guarantee coverage? I am disabled with Med-I-Cal and Medicare in California, and there's not a snowball's chance in ^%## they'll pay for it. Any help you can lend will be of great help to me. I'm in the "severe arthritis" stage, and Koen De Smet books 10-16 weeks out.
I only want De Smet.
Anne
Hi
I gave an answer under a different question. I will repeat it here since no one probably has a better one. I wish I could make the magic happen and get you insurance - but just don't know how.
Getting insurance when you have hip problems is basically impossible. I tried and could not get any. Once you have hip, knee or joint problems - you can't get insurance. THat's our great American Health Care System.
I don't know if you could possibly get your coverage to pay for a hip resurfacing. You might check my California doctors list to see who might take your insurance.
Dr. De Smet is the best - but it would cost more than $18,000 to go there. It cost us that much 2 years ago and the dollar keeps losing value against the Euro.
Dr. Bose of India is also a great surgeon. You can do him for $10,000 to $12,000
I am sorry I don't have any solution to getting new insurance. If you find one, please let me know because both my husband and I don't have any. His heart attack and triple bypass cost $104,000 The hospital wrote it off to chairty for us. We were very lucky.
Good Luck.
Pat
Ann, insurance is not something you "COP".