Would anyone know of a way of getting a list of states with a yeah or a nay by each one if Medicare will or will not cover DBS there? So far we have Ohio yes, NY no. Does anyone know about NJ? BBA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Cochran" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 1:10 PM Subject: Re: DBS > In a message dated 12/16/2001 10:09:55 AM, [log in to unmask] writes: > > << the State in which the surgery is done > > determines elegibility. Therefore, Medicare will cover the operation in > > Ohio even though I reside in New York where it us not an eligible expense. >> > > Joan, > > This is great information. Thanks for posting it. > > Kathleen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn