Posted October 7th, 2008 by Nita Parsnani
A few days ago, I came across a great article in the Wall Street Journal Health blog. The blog, entitled, “Pushing Back When Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatment,” is all about the ways you can appeal insurance coverage denials.
For a parent whose child has a milk protein allergy, this can be extremely useful! The article has great tips you can use particularly when fighting for insurance coverage of amino-acid based formulas, like
Neocate.
And for more information on allergy legislation,
click here to check out our other blog entry on this topic.
- Nita
Posted September 30th, 2008 by Christine Graham-Garo
On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a hearing in College Park, Maryland to develop a long-term strategy to clear up accidental-allergy warnings that are misleading consumers. In case you missed it, here is my entry on this topic from a few weeks ago.
If you couldn’t make the meeting, you can still have your food allergy opinion known! The public can submit written comments to the FDA regarding this hearing until January 14, 2009.
Comments can be submitted to:Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305)Food and Drug Administration5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061Rockville, MD 20852. Or online at:
http://www.regulations.gov/.
I encourage all of you to submit a comment!
The FDA, according to their Web site, “is developing a long-term strategy to assist manufacturers in using allergen advisory labeling that is truthful and not misleading, conveys a clear and uniform message, and adequately informs food-allergic consumers and their caregivers.”
For more information on what was covered at the hearing, click here.
- Christine
Posted June 27th, 2008 by Nutrition Specialist
I know many of you allergy parents out there have had issues with the insurance coverage for your child’s specialized formula.
Good Morning America would like to hear your story. The show is currently asking parents to submit stories about the struggles they have faced when dealing with insurance companies. If you are interested in sharing your personal story, click here for more information.
Posted June 27th, 2008 by Nutrition Specialist
For those of you who have been following the legislation in Maryland, click on the links below to see two great news pieces on this topic:
Gazette.net
http://www.gazette.net/stories/062608/mounnew144809_32358.shtml
WBAL
http://www.wbaltv.com/health/16719296/detail.html
Also, here is an interesting article about a little boy with EE in Chicago – the great news is that there is now insurance coverage in Illinois for children with this disease!
