Good for you, Schroeders! It's my understanding that most insurers and HMOs now recognize pallidotomy as payable, if not routine; although I believe that fetal transplants will continue to be "experimental". For those who may still need supporting evidence from the scientific literature, I'd recommend a number of citations that have appeared in my "Current Science Reviews". If you can get to a medical library, get a copy and read it for yourself before you appeal. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks CA 91403