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Old 01-31-2012, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by cherylstewart67 View Post
will insurance pay anything when you go out of country?
I have Aetna, live in the US and considered going to England for my ADR.
Aetna informed me that if you live in the US they will not cover ADR if you choose to travel abroad for your ADR surgery. Typically, the Aetna policy will cover "emergency surgery needs" that occur ONLY while you're traveling abroad.
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‘03 Lumbar: DDD L5/S1, 3m bulge narrowing foramen, protrusion mldly descending S1 nerve, annular tear,L3 & L4 w/ mild facet arthropathy. ‘04 Rhizotomy w/99% pain relief till ‘10.
’07 Neck pain: desiccation c3-7,mild spondylosis, c4-5 bulge, bone spurs.
‘08 c3-7 cervical plasma disk decompression left w/ chronic neck pain.
‘10 Lumbar pain retnd worse. DDD L5/S1, sm disc protru, annular tears, L4-5 mild facet,L5/S1-Injections min relief.
Dec 2011 Prodisc L/5 S/1 Dr. Blumenthal