Comments on: Medicare Coverage of Avonex http://www.cureautoimmunity.org/medicare-coverage-of-avonex/ Autoimmune Diseases and Disorders Research Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JULIE A. BEEM http://www.cureautoimmunity.org/medicare-coverage-of-avonex/comment-page-1/#comment-455 JULIE A. BEEM Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:55:36 +0000 http://www.cureautoimmunity.org/?p=489#comment-455 I AM CURRENTLY ON AVONEX AND ALSO ON MEDICARE. SINCE DECEMBER 2003 I HAVE GONE WEEKLY TO DOCTOR'S OFFICE TO RECRIEVE MY AVONEX INJECTION. ALL THIS TIME MEDICARE HAS PAID FIOR MY INJECTIONS. HOWEVER IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR (2010) THEY HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM. SAYING THAT THEY DON'T COVER AVONEX. THEY HAVE NEVER NOTIFIED ME AND NOW I HAVE SADDLED WITH A $13,000.00 BILL(FOR 18 WEEKS OF AVONEX TREATMENT). IS THERE ANYTHIING THAT I CAN DO., I HAVE APPEALED MY CLAIM, BIT SO FAR HAVE NOT ANYTHING I AM CURRENTLY ON AVONEX AND ALSO ON MEDICARE. SINCE DECEMBER 2003 I HAVE GONE WEEKLY TO DOCTOR’S OFFICE TO RECRIEVE MY AVONEX INJECTION.

ALL THIS TIME MEDICARE HAS PAID FIOR MY INJECTIONS. HOWEVER IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR (2010) THEY HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM. SAYING THAT THEY DON’T COVER AVONEX.

THEY HAVE NEVER NOTIFIED ME AND NOW I HAVE SADDLED WITH A $13,000.00 BILL(FOR 18 WEEKS OF AVONEX TREATMENT). IS THERE ANYTHIING THAT I CAN DO., I HAVE APPEALED MY CLAIM, BIT SO FAR HAVE NOT ANYTHING

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