| On July 18, 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug
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| | launch, there has been a wide variance by
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| Administration(FDA) approved vagus nerve
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| | third party reimbursers for VNS Therapy
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| stimulation as a treatment for chronic
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| | and depression. On a case by case
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| depression. On August 18th, I was a part
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| | basis, some patients have able to obtain
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| of a conference call hosted by the
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| | to get pre- approval by Medicare, the VA
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| manufacturer of the vagus nerve
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| | and private insurance companies. At the
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| stimulator.According to Company
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| | other extreme, some reimburers have said
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| officials, it is going to take a long
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| | absolutely not, maybe, we need to think
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| time for reimbursement to reach universal
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| | about it, etc. The Company indicated that
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| coverage by third party payers at the
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| | the more that patient's fight for
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| overall policy level. The procedure was
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| | reimbursement, the better chance they
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| just approved by the FDA. Insurance
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| | have to obtain approval.Charles Donovan
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| companies are giant bureaucracies with
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| | was a patient in the FDA investigational
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| many layers of people whose only job is
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| | trial of vagus nerve stimulation as a
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| to say "NO". It is just a fact of life
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| | treatment for chronic or recurrent
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| that reimbursement will take time to
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| | treatment-resistant depression. He was
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| "grind" through the system.That is why I
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| | implanted with the vagus nerve stimulator
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| devoted an entire eighteen page chapter
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| | in April of 2001. The treatment
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| of my book to insurance codes and the
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| | completely changed his life. He
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| reimbursement process. The Patient
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| | chronicles his journey from the grips of
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| Advocate Foundation gave me permission
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| | depression thanks to vagus nerve
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| to reprint its guide to the insurance
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| | stimulation therapy in his book:Out of
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| reimbursement and appeal process. The
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| | the Black Hole: The Patient's Guide to
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| Patient Advocate Foundation is a national
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| | Vagus Nerve Stimulation and DepressionThe
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| non-profit organization that serves as an
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| | book was exhibited at the American
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| active liaison between the patient and
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| | Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting
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| their insurer.The manufacturer of the
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| | in late May. It is available on his web
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| stimulator reiterated on its conference
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| | site, 24 hours a day/7 days a week
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| call on August 18th, that insurance
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| | through the toll free number
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| coverage will be on a case-by-case basis.
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| | 1-888-VAGUS-88, and Barnes & Noble. He is
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| In the first two weeks of the official
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| | founder of the Web Site.
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