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Daphne Shaw wrote: > > Lisa: My husband has changed insurance companies twice since he has had PD. > A question may be, "Has your friend been hospitalized in the last six months > or diagnosed with any other disease at that time?. Patients with renal > (kidney)disease will find it hard to obtain insurance. > ----------How about an HMO? > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of LISA CRUMRINE > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 1997 3:33 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: health insurance > > hello out there listmembers, you guys are great, i am so grateful that > you are there and the info and support is invaluable to me. > > this request is for my friend peter, who also has pd ( the only other on > this entire island in the caribean and as I've said before,this list is > a lifeline to him as well, he lives on a boat and cant access the > internet. > > anyways... does anyone have any info on health insurance? you all sent > me so much great info on getting lo-cost/free meds. I fortunately, was > accepted by my ins co 3 months before I was diagnosed (thank god), he > however has no insurance and is being refused coverage by all he > applies. > > Is there any law (regulating this) or any companies out there that offer > health ins to pre-ex cond. cases???? Also, does anyone have any info > or experiences with the blue-green algae suppliment? His wife said he's > been taking it for 2 1/2 weeks and is actually starting to feel a subtle > difference. Any info anyone has on these two subjects would be > greatly appreciated. > > regards > lisa in paradise > [log in to unmask] hi daphne, in response to your question, no he has not had any surgery. and as far as the hmo's go... I live on a tiny island in the caribean, and although we are a us territory, we are only 50% americanized, we only just got a "clinic" a few years ago and the nearest semi-real care is st thomas (a ferry ride away) then to puerto rico for real serious care, there are no hmo's here. ( i go to atlanta for my pd care once a year...) doesany one havew any ideas or info on health insurance??? thanks, lisa in Parsadise? [log in to unmask]