Comments on: You Can Fight Medicare or Insurance Denials and Get the Atrial Fibrillation Treatments or Medicines You Need http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/you-can-fight-medicare-or-insurance-denials-and-get-the-atrial-fibrillation-treatments-or-medicines-you-need/ From StopAfib.org - For Afib Patients, By Afib Patients Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mellanie http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/you-can-fight-medicare-or-insurance-denials-and-get-the-atrial-fibrillation-treatments-or-medicines-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 Mellanie Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:26:41 +0000 http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/you-can-fight-medicare-or-insurance-denials-and-get-the-atrial-fibrillation-treatments-or-medicines-you-need/#comment-2849 Jim, I've never heard of insurance denying access to the professionals you mention, and insurance denials is the subject of this post. No one said that you shouldn't try these other interventions first. In fact, most of us afibbers try to solve the problem with lifestyle changes FIRST before trying other procedures. It's when lifestyle changes don't work, as is usually the case for afib, that we turn to other procedures. When it comes to afib, dieticians can certainly help, but can you enlighten us as to how exercise therapists can help with afib? Mellanie Jim,

I’ve never heard of insurance denying access to the professionals you mention, and insurance denials is the subject of this post.

No one said that you shouldn’t try these other interventions first. In fact, most of us afibbers try to solve the problem with lifestyle changes FIRST before trying other procedures. It’s when lifestyle changes don’t work, as is usually the case for afib, that we turn to other procedures.

When it comes to afib, dieticians can certainly help, but can you enlighten us as to how exercise therapists can help with afib?

Mellanie

]]> By: Jim Purdy http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/you-can-fight-medicare-or-insurance-denials-and-get-the-atrial-fibrillation-treatments-or-medicines-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 Jim Purdy Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:09:23 +0000 http://atrialfibrillationblog.com/you-can-fight-medicare-or-insurance-denials-and-get-the-atrial-fibrillation-treatments-or-medicines-you-need/#comment-2848 "If you have a problem getting Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or your health insurance plan to cover an atrial fibrillation treatment, such as an afib medication, catheter ablation, or mini maze surgery ..." Wait! Whoa! Stop right there! Why does every health problem have to have a chemical or surgical solution? Most health problems are caused by lifestyle. Why don't doctors send more patients for lifestyle training with dietitians, diabetes educators, endocrinologists and exercise therapists, instead of prescribing one-size-fits-all medications? “If you have a problem getting Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or your health insurance plan to cover an atrial fibrillation treatment, such as an afib medication, catheter ablation, or mini maze surgery …”

Wait! Whoa! Stop right there!

Why does every health problem have to have a chemical or surgical solution?

Most health problems are caused by lifestyle. Why don’t doctors send more patients for lifestyle training with dietitians, diabetes educators, endocrinologists and exercise therapists, instead of prescribing one-size-fits-all medications?

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