Proud of her Irish heritage, have a look at Sarah posing with two Irish dancers during last night's Green Celebration at Concord's Capitol Center for the Arts. Sarah joined Seddon, me, and our friends at this pre-St. Patrick's day fest that included food, that yummy dark brown beer with the foamy top, and fabulous Irish music. But, doesn't she look good?
Sarah seems like the old Sarah again - just with a few new parts. She is planning to return to work for a few hours this Tuesday and plan a schedule for gradual re-entry. Sarah manages all of her own medications with the help of a one-week medication manager pill box. She is back to staying on top of her stuff - doing laundry, organizing her room, managing the photos on her laptop, and tending to her Facebook page.
You'll be pleased to know that Sarah's insurance has been reinstated. Needless to say, I was! Here's what happened... Because of Sarah's disability, she is eligible to stay on my insurance plan at work beyond the limit of age 26 that applies to her siblings. However, this requires paperwork each year to prove that she indeed has a disability (that her Down syndrome has not mysteriously disappeared over the past 12 months). There is a form that I fill out and another form that her primary care physician must complete. Apparently when I did this last fall, the physician's form was never received by the insurance company. For reasons that are not clear, this was suddenly discovered on February 25 (9 days ago). As a result, she was immediately "termed." Termed, of course, is short for terminated - a truly un-patient-centered use of language I would say. One has to wonder if Sarah's recent "high utilization of the health care system" had anything to do with a review of her eligibility for insurance and her resulting termination. And, why does one have to learn they have been "termed" by having a new health care service denied? You would think Cigna would warn one that termination was imminent ("The End is Near") or at least send a letter after the fact to alert one of this new status. In any event, after a flurry of emails, Sarah's insurance was reinstated provided that the proper paperwork is completed promptly. And, finally, this may mean that Sarah's PT/INR (blood clotting) testing device can be shipped, and we can start saving the company (my company, in fact) money by testing at home instead of using the laboratory.
On a more positive note, Levi is coming today to take Sarah to the ARC dance at the Red Blazer. It looks like he will be able to spend the night as well, so Sarah is ecstatic with anticipation. More of the old Sarah!
Sarah seems like the old Sarah again - just with a few new parts. She is planning to return to work for a few hours this Tuesday and plan a schedule for gradual re-entry. Sarah manages all of her own medications with the help of a one-week medication manager pill box. She is back to staying on top of her stuff - doing laundry, organizing her room, managing the photos on her laptop, and tending to her Facebook page.
You'll be pleased to know that Sarah's insurance has been reinstated. Needless to say, I was! Here's what happened... Because of Sarah's disability, she is eligible to stay on my insurance plan at work beyond the limit of age 26 that applies to her siblings. However, this requires paperwork each year to prove that she indeed has a disability (that her Down syndrome has not mysteriously disappeared over the past 12 months). There is a form that I fill out and another form that her primary care physician must complete. Apparently when I did this last fall, the physician's form was never received by the insurance company. For reasons that are not clear, this was suddenly discovered on February 25 (9 days ago). As a result, she was immediately "termed." Termed, of course, is short for terminated - a truly un-patient-centered use of language I would say. One has to wonder if Sarah's recent "high utilization of the health care system" had anything to do with a review of her eligibility for insurance and her resulting termination. And, why does one have to learn they have been "termed" by having a new health care service denied? You would think Cigna would warn one that termination was imminent ("The End is Near") or at least send a letter after the fact to alert one of this new status. In any event, after a flurry of emails, Sarah's insurance was reinstated provided that the proper paperwork is completed promptly. And, finally, this may mean that Sarah's PT/INR (blood clotting) testing device can be shipped, and we can start saving the company (my company, in fact) money by testing at home instead of using the laboratory.
On a more positive note, Levi is coming today to take Sarah to the ARC dance at the Red Blazer. It looks like he will be able to spend the night as well, so Sarah is ecstatic with anticipation. More of the old Sarah!
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