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Post by aimee30 on Jan 18, 2004 22:25:06 GMT -5
I called the insurance company a few days ago. Unfortunately they don't pay for any doctor or psychiatrist appointments when it comes to ADHD. The only thing they cover is meds. It upset me at first. My DD isn't even dx yet and they are saying they won't pay for anything. I did call her pediatrician and they said they don't deal with ADHD either. Not knowing what to do I called the school counselor. Found out they would pay for her first three visits to see the psychiatrist.  I guess they get some funding for "disabled" kids. So now I have an appointment on Feb. 2nd. Yeah! I finally feel like we are getting somewhere. Anyone have any idea as to how many visits it will or should take to dx? Just curious. Wondering what we will do when our visits are over.  |
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Post by LitlBaa on Jan 19, 2004 1:00:02 GMT -5
With my daughter's dx, on our first visit the psychiatrist gave us four copies on a behavior questionnaire. One for this year's teacher, one for last year's, one for me, and one for another family member. We took them back in, he compiled the data, and decided that she met the criteria for the dx. The psychiatrist started her on meds, monitored for three months, and then transferred her care to the pediatrician.
Have you read "Understanding Girls With ADHD" by Kathleen Nadeau? I found it to be very helpful in understanding some of the "bizarre weirdness" that was going on.
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Post by catatonic on Jan 19, 2004 8:08:08 GMT -5
Our psychologist required 3 visits to get through the initial diagnosis process...1st visit was an interview with my son and me both separately and together...2nd visit was 3 hours or so long and involved a great deal of cognitive testing as well as handing out the behavior rating scales to be returned by teachers...3rd visit was an overview of results and development of a treatment plan. We got a written report that we could choose - or not - to provide to the school.
Now that we are in the treatment stage, my boy goes in every 2 weeks for counseling on issues like impulse control and social interactions. I wish it could be every week, but it's too expensive that frequently.
Our medical insurance company paid for 80% of the diagnosis phase and is paying 60% of the treatment phase. (They'd pay 80% but I don't like any of the psychologists on our plan's list so am going out-of-network and get lower benefits.)
Persist with the insurance company. Often their tactic is to say no to everything and everyone initially, which saves them tons of money since an awful lot of people accept that as final, but then they agree to coverage if you persist.
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