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Carol - I am tenatively planning on having DBS in February if things go as scheduled and I have been assured by the Cleveland Clinic that my insurance will cover it (Medicare and GHI). It has been explained to me that even though Medicare is a Federal program, 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. It sounds crazy but it might be worth looking into. Joan Holliday [log in to unmask] Original Message ----- From: Carol Gray <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 8:12 PM Subject: Re: DBS > Barbara, > > be sure to let us know the particulars on DBS after you see your doctor. I > would like to have the surgery done but I can't unless medicare will start > paying for it and it was my understsanding from > my neurologist that that was not going to be soon. > good luck!! > > carol gray > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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