Tired of Not Getting Adequate Assistance for my Son

[ImPaulsMom]

I need to VENT! My stupid insurance had been covering my son's speech therapy until mid-June when they decided that my son's diagnosis of developmentally delayed was specific enough about why he needed speech therapy. The billing person for the therapist didn't tell me this until October. So, after go round and round with my insurance as to what I needed to do to start getting coverage again... they finally tell me I need a note from his doctor, describing why it is medically necessary. I just want to yell.. because my son is 4 and he rarely uses sentences, even his parents can't understand all of his speech... and has a hard time communicating in general. Is that NOT medically neccessary!

Now... in 2007, he saw Dr. Jaqueline Calbert at Fairfax Children's Hospital in VA. The first time... it took is 4 months to get a report... and we never got a report for the second one. Since she wasn't giving us additional therapy... I didn't bother making a third appointment. But since she is the Developmental Pediatrician he saw, I have been trying since before Thanksgiving to get this bitch to call me back so that I can beg her to send documentation to my worthless health insurance so that they will start paying for my son's speech therapy. She has not even given me a courtesy call! So, I called to make an appointment.. to try to get at her that way... earliest appointment??? April 22nd!!!! Are you freaking kidding me! After trying once again to get touch with her... I called Fairfax Children's again.. to try to get an appointment with a different doctor... but, of course, all assistants are helping other patients and I had to leave a message.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is so aggrevating because we are also getting "assistance" through the county. But, they are worthless. His speech therapist throug the county has 65 students and is completely overwhelmed. I didn't even know her NAME until she had been "treating" my son for over a month. She never calls or communicates with us... so, I don't know what she's doing.

The only thing that has been worth anything is private therapy... and I can't even get the DOCTORS to help me get the insurance to pay for the stuff. Meanwhile, I'm beyond BROKE because I am paying out of pocket.