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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 457959" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>Ugh. If you can get the $$ together is it possible for you to get a consult with an outside child psychiatrist? Is there even one in the area where you live?</p><p></p><p>The other option is to look at <a href="http://www.clinicaltrials.gov" target="_blank">www.clinicaltrials.gov</a> and see if there are any clinical trials within a reasonable travel from you that your child might qualify for and call them. If they think there's a chance of qualifying they will do at least a screening. Sometimes you can get them to pay reasonable travel expenses like gas or transit fees and it's definitely worth asking about that if your child qualifies for the clinical trial.</p><p></p><p>Since I don't know what state you live in I can't help much more than that. I know some of the upper central midwest states have virtually no child psychiatrists in the state. Maybe one or two in the largest city and they are usually affiliated with a University medical school or medical center.</p><p></p><p>I would go ahead and force them to give you a written denial for her to be seen by a psychiatrist and do a written appeal. Many times after such an appeal the service is magically approved. And if they deny it again there is probably a State agency that oversees the insurance industry to whom you can complain.</p><p></p><p>If you see the in-network child psychiatrist and he is a quack you can then ask for a 2nd opinion from an out-of-network psychiatrist. This should be covered by your plan but again you may have to do the appeal process.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 457959, member: 11920"] Ugh. If you can get the $$ together is it possible for you to get a consult with an outside child psychiatrist? Is there even one in the area where you live? The other option is to look at [url]www.clinicaltrials.gov[/url] and see if there are any clinical trials within a reasonable travel from you that your child might qualify for and call them. If they think there's a chance of qualifying they will do at least a screening. Sometimes you can get them to pay reasonable travel expenses like gas or transit fees and it's definitely worth asking about that if your child qualifies for the clinical trial. Since I don't know what state you live in I can't help much more than that. I know some of the upper central midwest states have virtually no child psychiatrists in the state. Maybe one or two in the largest city and they are usually affiliated with a University medical school or medical center. I would go ahead and force them to give you a written denial for her to be seen by a psychiatrist and do a written appeal. Many times after such an appeal the service is magically approved. And if they deny it again there is probably a State agency that oversees the insurance industry to whom you can complain. If you see the in-network child psychiatrist and he is a quack you can then ask for a 2nd opinion from an out-of-network psychiatrist. This should be covered by your plan but again you may have to do the appeal process. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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