PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
Hello,
My name is Jeannie Palmer and I’m from Miami Oklahoma. I’m sending this because I’m desperate and need some help. My husband was diagnosed with tongue cancer on January 9th. He had to have a feeding tube inserted on January 16th and is scheduled to have his tongue removed on January 25th. My husband has worked for the city of Miami the past nine years and has rarely been sick therefore he has not used his health insurance coverage much. We were told by his insurance company that we have to pay the first $11,600 dollars before they will pay any part of the hospital bill. I am beside myself and don’t know where to turn or what to do. I tried to appeal the insurances decision but to no avail we are still being told the same thing. The physician that is treating my husband has tried to find someone that is “In network” that can do his surgery but there is no one. The in network physicians want to treat my husband with radiation first. My husband’s cancer is already in his lymph nodes and time is crucial. I want to do everything possible to help my husband beat this. I would gladly pay the $11,000 dollars to save my husband’s life but I don’t have it. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last January which caused a strain on our finances. We had our car reposed and are on the verge of loosing our home. I have an eleven year old son that has already lost his father to cancer and I don’t want him to have to experience it with his step dad. Please if anyone has any suggestions on what I can do to get the insurance to work with us please let me know. Thank you very much and God Bless you.
Sincerely,
Jeannie Palmer