CI Update

An appeal was made on my behalf for coverage of a CI (cochlear implant). It was sent around May 22. The appealer informed me that she contacted the insurance company to see if they got the letter. They said they got it, but sent back a letter saying that the information in the appeal letter didn't really "make a case" so to speak. My appealer told the person on the phone to take a good look at the letter she sent and read it. The person did and agreed that the information contained in the appeal letter did indeed qualify as an appeal. She then said that it would take about a month to review it. (I can't help but laugh at the obvious run-around and good use of the six-month time limit to appeal and get approval. Yeah, I'm frustrated, too.)

Before the appeal was sent, I sent the insurance company a letter asking what findings they had that made them think that CIs were not proven safe and effective? I have not heard from them at all. I should have made that letter certified. (I do not trust this insurance company one whit.) But since the appeal letter was sent, I didn't query the insurance company to see if my letter was received.

Will keep you posted.

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We all watched The Eye, a movie starring Jessica Alba. Somehow it was predictable, because I have seen movies with a similar plot. The donor of the cornea manifests herself into the character's eyes and she starts seeing dead people and having the donor's memories and predictions. Hubby was able to rig the DVD to the tv's captioning instead of the DVD's captioning. Yay. I don't like subtitle-like captions.

Hubby bought a magazine chockful of recipes for me. Half of them were slowcooker recipes. Yay. What surprised me most was that it cost $8. I can't see Hubby buying a magazine that cost that much. Bonus: I found a lot of useful recipes I want to try out. Thanks, Hubs. (He knows that the woman's best friend is the crockpot, not diamonds-at least this woman's best friend. Hee.)

Got over 6" of rain last week. The basement was holding up pretty good, then yesterday we found that the carpeting (all remmant carpeting) were saturated with water, so we rolled up the carpet pieces and took them outside. It wasn't heavy, just enough to soak the carpets and anything touching the basement floor. We have fans going all night and all day down there. The carpeting just got in the way when the water needed roll towards the drain. At least it wasn't as bad as the others were-with sewer backups and maybe a depth of a foot of wading water in the basement. :)

Okay, gotta start keeping the posts short. :)