And the Decision Hinges On?

[billroper]

I got a call from my doctor's office today. Apparently, my health insurance provider is claiming that they don't cover things like hinged knee braces, despite the fact that I have three torn ligaments in my knee.

I've spoken to the HR guy in our office; he's working on it. Since this brace would apparently cost about $1300, I'm rather interested in hearing about the result.

Comments

Good point

[capplor.livejournal.com]

A lot of 'medical devices' are tremendously overpriced compared to what they really are, due to the economics of supply and demand and the fact that the people using them are usually desparate to get them FAST.

I still haven't gotten over the story about the gentleman who used an $8 toy instead of a multi-thousand "artificial larynx" to talk with.