tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post3131969063161638253..comments2024-03-04T00:43:25.831-08:00Comments on Drop It and Eat: Drop the Diet, Manage Your Weight: All about the numbers. HikerRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-44194440113138524192015-05-08T13:42:38.341-07:002015-05-08T13:42:38.341-07:00It's so unfortunate. There is a great legal pr...It's so unfortunate. There is a great legal practice Kantor and Kantor, I believe, that specializes in cases like yours. They advocate for eating disorder patient specifically-- worth reaching out to see how they'd work.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-70684501356240906812015-05-08T13:37:29.380-07:002015-05-08T13:37:29.380-07:00This is my story. I've had a 20 yr battle with...This is my story. I've had a 20 yr battle with bulimia. A year ago I sought treatment. My insurance discharged me from residential after 3 1/2 weeks. I was 'allowed' to step down to PHP but they only covered 2 1/2 weeks before I was again forced to step down to IOP. I pretty much fell on my face. I was not ready and relapsed while I was still in IOP. Insurance then saw this as a lack of motivation and discharged me from IOP with no option to return to a higher level of care. A year later I am worse than ever and I am still fighting with them to get them to pay for what little treatment they said they would cover. (They are refusing to pay altogether now.) Its been a nightmare and part of me wishes I had never gone in the first place. I WAS getting the help I needed but I guess the insurance company saw it differently.Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-13561731141800881012015-05-07T17:23:11.773-07:002015-05-07T17:23:11.773-07:00Finding your voice and advocating may help the fru...Finding your voice and advocating may help the frustration. Perhaps once the genetics are discovered and there's greater understanding that eating disorders are not the absurd things the public thinks they are, the medical and insurance communities will address them better.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-91910759813395198042015-05-07T17:20:51.655-07:002015-05-07T17:20:51.655-07:00; ); )HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-18467962995218318032015-05-07T17:20:30.392-07:002015-05-07T17:20:30.392-07:00Thanks for the feedback.Thanks for the feedback.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-20030109290519641112015-05-07T17:19:19.893-07:002015-05-07T17:19:19.893-07:00Don't think for a minute that the people makin...Don't think for a minute that the people making these decisions are "eating disorder professionals" because they certainly are not!HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-79431608244322680972015-05-07T17:18:01.361-07:002015-05-07T17:18:01.361-07:00Let's all do our part and be more vocal about ...Let's all do our part and be more vocal about these issues. It's the only way change will happen. Spread the word. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-8928506642634700892015-05-07T17:16:50.544-07:002015-05-07T17:16:50.544-07:00I've heard this as well. Drives me crazy. It d...I've heard this as well. Drives me crazy. It doesn't help that most workplaces don't offer a choice of plans, so competition between insurers often disappears at the individual level.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-47918441122377609512015-05-07T14:49:25.217-07:002015-05-07T14:49:25.217-07:00Thank you Lori. This is so important to us. This h...Thank you Lori. This is so important to us. This has been my life for a long time. In and out of treatment facilities and programs over and over again. Thank you for fighting for me personally as well as all the other sufferers who are desperately looking for well-deserved help. We deserve fair treatment in a dignified manner just like anyone else with a disease Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758729203903621970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-9376806495599216082015-05-07T06:53:46.281-07:002015-05-07T06:53:46.281-07:00I have long been puzzled by insurers lack of embra...I have long been puzzled by insurers lack of embrace of early detection and prompt, aggressive intervention given that the costs of medical complications of eating disorders. In discussing this with someone he shared that insurers approach this by assuming their insured will be with another insurer when the high dollar costs hit. Not only is this immoral, it's a false economy. Some other insurer will have done the same and what happens is tantamount to the "dance of the lemons" in public school education--you just trade problems. It's still ineffective in terms of cost. It literally costs more money in the long run not to treat people. ARGH!Jennifer Denise Ouellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278301590843811018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-19966266089916244932015-05-06T12:04:27.943-07:002015-05-06T12:04:27.943-07:00I have enough shame regarding being an "anore...I have enough shame regarding being an "anorexic" who is not "skinny" the last thing I need is people who are supposedly professionals telling me I am fraud. I can do that all by myself. Thanks for a very "real" post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-2597563782036502512015-05-06T03:36:20.317-07:002015-05-06T03:36:20.317-07:00Thank you!Thank you!mooshiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429730200402426706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-15114048843000974832015-05-06T01:00:37.768-07:002015-05-06T01:00:37.768-07:00Fully in agreement with this piece Lori…clear and ...Fully in agreement with this piece Lori…clear and powerfully delivered…to be SHARED absolutely. Sincerely empathizing with Anonymous' comment about being informed one is not 'sick enough' to 'merit' inpatient. I personally experienced this…and not once, but twice found myself restricting…hurting myself and those around me…even more to "make weight" to receive inpatient treatment. The BMI number as determinant for severity of illness must stop.glutwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835890757951092792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-43493087602965759682015-05-05T20:18:16.072-07:002015-05-05T20:18:16.072-07:00Feels all too familiar; like so many- you could be...Feels all too familiar; like so many- you could be writing about me bc the story is the same. It's a terrible state - and then to be told your not 'sick enough' to deserve or warrant life saving care... Certainly doesn't make the fight any easier. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com