What's HBOT?





--- David Freels <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Florida Medicaid now reimburses Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for brain-injured
> children.
>
> To quote the first sentence in the second paragraph: "Florida Medicaid
> reimburses for hyperbaric oxygen treatments with no limitations to eligible
> recipients under the age of 21."
>
> In addition, Florida Medicaid will also arrange transportation.
>
> Florida parents, it's time to start asking. The letter has been converted
> to a pdf file and can be downloaded from:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medicaidforhbot/files/HBOT_Florida_pays.PDF
>
> A brain-injured child in any state pretty much automatically qualifies for
> Medicaid. Helping hurt kids was the original purpose of Medicaid.
>
> When Medicaid for children was created in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson
> stated "The problem is to discover, as early as possible, the ills that
> handicap our children. There must be continuing follow-up and treatment so
> that handicaps do not go untreated." (13 Congressional Record 2883.
> February 8, 1967).
>
> While Pediatric Neurology and the rest of Medicine ignores this root cause
> of brain-injury (insufficient cerebral blood flow), we as parents have a
> legal right to this treatment for our children.
>
> In the interest of brain-injured children, a new listserv has been formed
> to help parents access Medicaid reimbursement of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
> (HBOT).
>
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
> Hyperbaric oxygen has been proven to improve recovery in 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/ .
>
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form
> of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas Jefferson, probably an early
> advocate of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
> ----------------------------
> David Freels
> 2948 Windfield Circle
> Tucker, GA 30084-6714
> USA
> 770/491-6776 (phone and fax)
> 509/275-1618 (efax, sends fax as email attachment)
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