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[Meta] proposal — a flair for formulary posts

Discussion Cold Box ×9

I have had 2 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe.

Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied by about 20 days on nominally the same lane, which matters more in summer than in February.

The independent number came back 96.8% against a claimed 97.2%, which I read as agreement rather than a discrepancy — inter-lab variance on this assay is a point or two either way and treating one lab as ground truth is how people end up in pointless arguments with vendors.

Batch number is in the comments. Ask if you want the method.

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u/honest_syringe1985 points·1 year ago

step therapy documentation is the weapon, use it

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u/RetaAndRegret259 points·1 year ago

I am going to push back on this slightly.

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u/gustav_vermeulenOP18 points·1 year ago

step therapy documentation is the weapon, use it

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u/nnt_nate49 points·1 year ago

do not suggest misrepresenting a diagnosis, that is fraud

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u/pavel_nkemelu67 points·1 year ago

Yeah, the denial code matters, it tells you what to fight.

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u/neha_erdogan11 points·1 year ago

the carve-out clause varies by employer

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u/jarno_adeyemi5 points·1 year ago

say which country and which plan type

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u/vito_beaulieu23 points·1 year ago

resubmission after denial requires new documentation

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u/ismael_nwosu16 points·1 year ago

Yeah, the denial code matters, it tells you what to fight.

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u/appeal_letter_al23 points·1 year ago

denial reason codes matter, ask for the actual code

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u/prior_auth_painMOD56 points·1 year ago

Tracking number removed. It identifies both ends of a shipment.

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u/adaeze_cabrera13 points·1 year ago

prior auth criteria are state-specific, external review differs

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u/coring_the_stopper42 points·1 year ago

This is correct. Appeal letters work.

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u/nikhil_asante26 points·1 year ago

What was the denial code?

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u/bence_zielinski19 points·1 year ago

Yeah, the denial code matters, it tells you what to fight.

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u/oskar_kaufmann12 points·1 year ago·edited

formulary exclusions are negotiable sometimes

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u/ismael_nwosu33 points·1 year ago

Yeah, the denial code matters, it tells you what to fight.

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u/amylin_amyamylin29 points·1 year ago
came here to say exactly this
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u/line_bergstrom-25 points·1 year ago

This is correct. Appeal letters work.

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u/peak_area_peteanalytical20 points·1 year ago

External review overturned the denial. Took 3 weeks but the process exists.

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