Hello,

In the interest of brain-injured children, a new listserv has been formed
to help parents access Medicaid reimbursement of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
(HBOT).

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Hyperbaric oxygen has been demonstrated to reverse brain-injury. There are
reports that over 90% of all brain-injured children who receive HBOT
receive improvement.However, it is currently not accepted by pediatric
neurology as a standard treatment of care for our children. Because of this
nonacceptance parents are forced to pay for hyperbaric oxygen out of
pocket. Many parents have already taken out 2nd and 3rd mortgages to pay
for this incredibly safe, noninvasive, life-changing, permanent therapy.

The goal of the medicaidforhbot listserv is to change this status. Once
Medicaid reimburses HBOT, the insurance companies will follow suit.

A large obstacle is that each state is free to administer Medicaid
according to however they want; however, each state must comply with the
federal Medicaid law for children--which specifically stipulates that a
treatment like HBOT must be paid for by state Medicaid plans--whether it is
"covered by the state plan or not".

Through this forum we as parents, caregivers, and advocates will be able to
exchange information, tips, and advice on how to access this for our
children.

Together we can make a difference.

Separately we may never make a difference.

I encourage you to participate in this discussion and worthy pursuit.

In addition to invaluable conversation and encouragement, list members will
be able to download over a dozen pdf files that can be used to put together
a request for Medicaid reimbursement through their own state agencies.
There is documentation from several states that will already reimburse HBOT
for brain-injury.

These files are available for download from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medicaidforhbot/files/ .

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