Posted by wendy b. on April 12, 2002, at 19:03:26
In reply to Re: agitated on trazodone, other weird reactions, posted by jane d on April 12, 2002, at 12:17:00
Hi Jane,
I was just about to cut and paste the very same sentences out of Kate's message. I am currently in a thing over my BPII dx, and the insurance paying *nothing*, but was glad to read just yesterday about a federal case regarding this issue, and they sided with the patient. This is from the NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) web site:
"Federal Court Strikes Down Boundary Between Physical And Mental Illness: Precedent Has Implications For Both Health and Long-Term Disability Insurance." See the following, it's interesting, and hope it might help you.
http://www.nami.org/pressroom/20020228.html
Seems Kate's insurance company is ahead of the curve, and good for them... AND for her!Wendy
ps: Hi Kate...
> > But my pdoc labelled that a hypomanic episode and called me BPII. The one thing that was good turned out to be extra therapy visits that are now covered by insurance because BPII is a 'biological illness" in their manual, LOL.
>
> Kate,
> I'm curious about this statement. Do you mean that your insurer will pay for more visits for bipolar 2 than for depression? I wonder if this is common. If it is maybe it is one of the reasons for the sudden popularity of the bipolar 2 diagnosis.
>
> Jane, always fascinated by the quirks of insurance companies.
poster:wendy b.
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