Two options:
1) spend 3 more days in NICU - get surgery (at a hospital that specializes in infant surgeries, so granted it might be more expensive) - spend 10 days in recovery - go home = 13-15 days in hospital/intensive care/surgery
2) spend 40 - 60 more days in NICU - get surgery (at a children's hospital that does surgeries) - spend 10 days in recovery - go home = 51-71 days in hospital/intensive care/surgery
Honestly, how is this even a debate. I could see someone fighting for the longer term care and having their insurance company put up a stink about it, but our ridiculous one decided that they were going to deny the 1st course of quicker action. Thankfully the great folks at Northside (our insurance case worker for Northside + the NICU nurse) called them up and talked them through the logic.....they finally gave in.
I knew that it was a matter of time before the ridiculousness started with the insurance company, but I expected it to be over something that would save them money - NOT COST THEM MORE!!!!!!
Yeah - and universal healthcare is supposed to be the pain in the rear - cause private is so wonderfully intelligent. I say that if it is broke, let's try and fix it.
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