Fighting Denied Claims Requires Perseverance

In today’s New York Times, Patient Money column, Walecia Konrad explains how patients need to persevere when appealing after a health insurer rejects a claim.

A variety of things can prompt a claims denial. It might be a simple clerical error, like an incorrect address, or a doctor’s use of the wrong diagnostic or treatment code for your treatment. Then there are the more serious causes — as when a treatment is specifically excluded from your policy…. Other frequently denied claims involve emergency room visits, especially those at out-of-network hospitals and clinics. link to continue reading

Source: New York Times

The jury is unfortunately still out on whether Sudoko can help
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You cannot alter your age or the genes you are born with, but there are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20%.

The BBC convened a panel of independent experts, chaired by the Alzheimer’s Society, which evaluated more than 70 research papers and articles to come up with a series of tips for reducing your risk. link to continue reading
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The BBC News Reports on how scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts.The study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that scans can detect signs of awareness in patients thought to be closed off from the world. link to read more

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