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Does anyone have any feedback at all on any attempts to have Charite ADR in the State of Oregon at all? Also am wondering if anyone has yet had the experience of dealing with the Providence Health Plan insurance company specifically Oregon or Providence anywhere for that matter have not read about anyone being approved or denied. Any info greatly appreciated.
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Kristy, it is a carrier-dependent issue as you may know. Have you contacted any Charite' approved surgeons? I found this from the locator on my site - http://www.charitedisc.com/charitedev/domestic/locator/
DePuy Spine CHARITə Artificial Disc Trained Surgeon Locator Search Results OR David Adler Columbia Neurosurgical Associates 1040 NW 22nd Ave, Suite 360 Portland, OR 97210 Phone: 503-796-2743 David Antezana Microneurosurgical Consultants 9155 SW Barnes Rd #440 Portland, OR 97225 Phone: 503-297-3766 Mark Belza 2200 ne neff road 2435 nw todd`s crest Bend, OR 97701 Phone: 541-382-4321 John Delashaw 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L472 Portland, OR 97207 Phone: (503) 494-7737 Edmund Frank OHSU 3181 SW Sam Jackson Rd, L-472 Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 494-0371 Catherine Gallo Neurosurgery Group 1200 Hilyard, Ste S-530B Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541-686-3791 Kent Grewe Northwestern Neurological Associates 501 N. Graham, Ste 545 Portland, OR 97227 Phone: 503-413-2200 Robert Hacker Oregon Neurosurgery Specialists 1426 Oak St. Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541-686-8353 Robert Hart 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, PPV 430 Portland, OR 97207 Phone: (503) 494-5050 Loren Jenkins Kaiser Permanente Mt Talbert Clinic 10180 SE Synnyside Rd Clackamas, OR 97015 Phone: 503-571-8164 Timothy Keenen Pacific Spine Specialists PC 19260 SW 65th Ave, Ste 270 Tualatin, OR 97062 Phone: 503-885-9391 Fax: 503-885-8946 Jordi Kellogg 9200 SE 91at Ave Suite 340 Portland, OR 97266 Phone: 503-256-1462 Scott Kitchel Orthopedic Spine Assoc., LLC 1426 Oak Street Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 393-0100 Andrew Kokkino Oregon Neurosurgery Specialists 1426 Oak St Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541-686-8353 Todd Lewis Good Samaritan 3640 NW Samaritan Dr., Suite 160 Corvallis, OR 97330 Phone: 541-757-9021 Michael Liu Willamette Neurosurgery 1390 Liberty Street SE Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 566-5670 Matt Mermer Oregon Coast Spine 1705 Ocean Blvd Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: 541-269-8111 Oisin O`Neill St. Vincent`s 9155 SW Barnes Road Ste 440 Portland, OR 97225 Phone: 503-297-3766 Glen O`Sullivan Ashland Orthopedic Associates 269 Maple Street Ashland, OR 97520 Phone: 541-482-4535 Dara Parvin Oregon Coast Spine 1705 Ocean Blvd Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: 541-269-8111 Timothy Treible 135 ne 102 Portland, OR 97220 Phone: 503-255-5388 Kasia Van Pett Neurosyrgery Clinic 655 E 11th Ste. 4 Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541-434-6328 Jung Yoo 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, PPV 430 Portland, OR 97207 Phone: (503) 494-5050
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Thank you Harrison I will make contact and see if I can find out anything. Really appreciate your time.
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Thanks for the link as well!
David
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47 years old Surgery: 14-NOV-2006; Straubing, Germany (Dr. B.) L4-S1: Prodisc |
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Quick update on the Providence Personal Option coverage in Portland, Oregon. I phoned the Providence provider Charite' approved surgeons that are listed and it does not look good Portland! Not one of them (that is on Providence Personal Option Directory at least) has actually done an ADR with Charite' they have been to the training and thats where it ends. The problem from what I could get out of the very busy assistants appears to also be with the Hospital facilities as well as the insurance companies. We are facing issues with our insurance covering us or not but beyond that the actual Hospitals have to negociate the actual costs of the surgery to each facility and decide if what the insurance company will reimburse for that service is adequate. So far outside of OHSU (Oregon Health Sciences University which of course is not covered under Providence) I didn't find information that any Hospital in Portland has gotten beyond the point of even negotiating reimbursement with insurance companies which has to happen before anyone can even be approved to be covered for this ADR.
Hope this all changes soon or that I just didn't get anyone that was helpful enough and things are not as bad as they seem with moving forward with the ADR in my area. Good Luck to all, Kristy |
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