Stories of Brokers making a difference

On January 2, I received an urgent call on my cell phone—a cry for help from a parent of a City of Life Church employee.. A very rare, very large cancerous tumor had been found in the chest of their 25-year-old youth pastor, David, who was also an expectant father. The son was to be flown to Cook Children’s Hospital in Texas for testing and surgery at the beginning of the week. How could I expedite the group’s approval?. Read the rest of the story at:
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A 10-year-old girl was discharged from a psychiatric institution when her mental health benefits were exhausted under her plan for the treatment of autism. Along with a colleague, we researched the latest literature and referred the parents to a clinician who was using a new urinalysis testing protocol for the byproducts of metabolism. This clinician determined the child was biotin dependent and required supplementation. Read the rest of the story at:
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Two years ago, I received a phone call from a 32-year-old woman. I could hear the desperation in her voice from the onset of our conversation. She was quick to explain to me that her husband had been laid off and their COBRA was running out in 30 days. This was a major issue because she was on Medicare through disability. This poor young lady had a terrible kidney disease, and was receiving dialysis regularly. She was also legally blind, due to complications with her disease. As her COBRA period was ending, she'd tried frantically to find a coverage solution for herself and her family. She had been in contact with all of the state and federal agencies she could think of, including HHS,CMS and SHIP. Read the rest of the story at:
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Just last week, a client came in who had lost a baby. They didn't want to go over all the bills and EOBs. It had been an extremely stressful time. I sat down with the husband and found the duplicate bills, matched up the EOB with the correct bill,and showed him what went to the deductible and co-insurance. He could have figured it out, but in a few minutes, I had him through this process. I felt so much better knowing that the bills would be paid and have this part of the grief process out of the way for the couple. Read the rest of the story at:
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Several years ago, a group client of mine was dying of brain cancer. His wife and I became good friends during their ordeal, sharing many small triumphs as Gamma Knife procedures worked to relieve his suffering for awhile, or his medication made it easier for him to make it through the day. We also cried together on many occasions as it became apparent that he wouldn't pull through after all. Read the rest of the story at:
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