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Anyone have chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)?
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Hi @loriskt
You might think about calling the facility you want to see and ask their business office about insurance recommendations. Have you considered medicare? A nurse at a Mayo facility (where I was getting an IgG infusion) said that she thought it was good. I've heard this from at least a few others (brother, also someone on CLL) as well. I just signed up for it – admittedly, it was a pain, many options to research, and now I am going to be paying 3 companies instead of just one (via my old employer). Beyond that I am expecting very good coverage and freedom to choose who I see. TBD if that'll be my reality. Maybe discussions on health insurance should be in a different thread?
I hope this helps!
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@mrgreentea
Thank you for your response. I'll search for a thread that specifically talks about insurance options. It's always good to be able to ask people with different insurance companies what coverage was refused and their experiences with the service. For now I am going to wait until I get the "second opinion" from the specialists at CLLsociety.org. If they tell me the same thing my current oncologist is saying (I doubt this), I will probably stay with Kaiser. The thing about Kaiser and their Medicare Senior Advantage plan is that they take over the Medicare part too so of course you have to go through them for everything. So far the Kaiser plan we are on has been great (no deductible, very few co-pays). I just want to be able to consult a specialist when I feel I need it.