2nd Insurance Update

We haven't made a lot of progress since last month.  Our Oncologist has enlisted the help of colleagues around the nation to agree that the medication Max is taking is medically necessary and we are hoping it will help build our case.  The hospital has also helped us by gaining the help of an attorney to represent us and the doctors with all the communication between Regence. This will be a huge relief for me so that I can focus on being a mom and caregiver and not on the legal research and negotiations that go back and forth.

We also made the decision to change our insurance plan, we have found a better plan through Josh's work that actually advertises that they cover clinical trials.  We only had 4 days to research and make the decision.  We are hoping that a change at this point in the year will pay off, it should give us slightly lower monthly rates, co-pays, a lower stop-loss for the whole family, and better benefits. We have already maxed out our benefits from January, but this was the only time we could change with Josh's open enrollment.  We are in process of starting over on all the pre-authorizations needed for all of Max's expensive drugs and procedures. We are hoping that all this work will pay off and this new plan might make life a little easier for us.  We might even qualify for a grant through the insurance company that helps hard working patients who fall through the cracks with private health care insurance. We appreciate your continued prayers as we step out in faith with this new plan.