Virginia_RN

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1. Petition to make BPD reimbursable with health insurance companies

   Virginia_RN replied to Virginia_RN's topic in Activism

   I think that is awful that a person has to lie to the insurance company about the diagnosis to get paid. It makes it look like either they do not know what they are doing (misdiagnosis) or they are doing unethical things. I think if a person has BPD,...

2. Petition to make BPD reimbursable with health insurance companies

   Virginia_RN replied to Virginia_RN's topic in Activism

   This is the military link (it is not health insurance reimbursement but benefits): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/us/a-military-diagnosis-personality-disorder-is-challenged.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 This is the link to APA Axis II and insurance...

3. Petition to make BPD reimbursable with health insurance companies

   Virginia_RN replied to Virginia_RN's topic in Activism

   I know I went on an interview and was told they must use a different code to get reimbursed. BPD was not reimbursable. I don't know where you are from, but I know MA has a parity that includes BPD as reimbursable, but MA is ahead of the rest of the c...

4. Petition to make BPD reimbursable with health insurance companies

   Virginia_RN posted a topic in Activism

   Hey all, I am unsure of how many people are aware of this, but currently, Borderline Personality Disorder (and other PDs) are not reimbursable by health insurance companies. I do not know if The Affordable Care Act will change this, but to be make su...