Why won't my insurance accept colistin?

[anonymous]

Anyone have any ideas? I have Southern Health Insurance.

John 26 w/cf

 

[Chaggie]

Here's a previous thread for the same topic, this should answer
your questions.<br>
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http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=11983&highlight_key=y&keyword1=insurance%20colistin

 

[Landy]

When I tried Colistin, my insurance covered it <b>after</b> my doctor wrote a "medical letter of necessity". Have you asked your doctor/nurse about doing this? Possibly that would help

 

[lightNlife]

Insurance companies don't understand that colistin is used by CFers as an inhaled medication. That usually is the hang up with that.

 

[Emily65Roses]

Lauren is right, they have a hang up with realizing we use it to inhale. I also might mention that one month's supply costs about $6,600. So they're going to try and avoid paying for it, obviously.