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Topic: Insurance Issues

America's 20 Best Health Plans

11/2008 | 0 Comments

Today (Sunday, Nov 16, 2008), I happen to notice some articles on my MSN homepage, titled... 'America's 20 Best Health Plans', at... http://articles...
Generic Levetiracetam (Keppra)?

10/2008 | 10 Comments

I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything new about Mylan's generic levetiracetam. Articles circulated around this time last year about a...
Teen Driving Insurance

05/2008 | 3 Comments

Hi I'm not sure where to post this -- I might try another catagory too. My son has JME and is fast approaching driving age. Is there anything I should...
Could I file for Disability?

04/2008 | 11 Comments

Okay, first I'll explain what my form of E is like. I have simple partial. I'm always frozen unable to respond to my surroundings, my jaw makes shakes...
Can't Afford Insurance

03/2008 | 3 Comments

Hey, I'm 19, in college, and married. We have very low income, not even making $400 a month. I was wondering if anyone knew of any forms of health...
Death Benefits with Epilepsy

02/2008 | 0 Comments

My son Devin passed away on November the 8th following a seizure. He was alone and fell off the bed in such a way that he suffocated. If he had stayed...
Insurance won't pay

10/2007 | 0 Comments

Hi All! My uncle and I both have seizures. His are worse than mine and my question pertains to him. He is having a lot of memory issues so his neuro...
Insurance Change!

10/2007 | 5 Comments

Our insurance is changing. And has decided that it's generic or nothing. When my mother approached an insurance rep. the lady simply said "well if she...
TRICARE anyone?

09/2007 | 0 Comments

Just wondering if anyone here has Tricare - I have some questions and concerns about the referral process and EFMP.
Switching Doctors

09/2007 | 3 Comments

Hi everybody, I have decided to try a different doctor from the one I have right now. My current doctor is an epileptologist on the West Coast and the...
Congressional Inquiry

08/2007 | 2 Comments

United States Senator Susan Collins' local office, in Lewiston Maine, has been contacted by a constituent who is in need of help. Their son has severe...
Having to switch health insurance

08/2007 | 3 Comments

I've just found out that my company will no longer be offering Kaiser medical insurance. I know many people don't like Kaiser, but as I've told my...
dental and eye not covered

07/2007 | 6 Comments

Im on disability and neither eye nor dental is covered.I havent had an eye exam in 15 years and my teeth need so much work.I dont know who to contact...
Cost of Epilepsy Management??

06/2007 | 1 Comments

My fiancée was diagnosed with Epilepsy when she was young. Exactly the type, I'm not sure. Fortunitely though, she was already covered under her...

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