Problem: Update: 9-23-14 Downgrade to one star I spent an hour on the phone this morning with my insurance company. Here I have a procedure that will likely relieve me 30 years of pain or at least reduce it a lot and what is happening? 1. Blue Cross Blue Shield will cover having everything done in one procedure so my time off (upaid) and recovery (upaid) and need for a ride (hard to find when everyone I know works days are better for me and one sedation and one procedure is less risk of complications and infection. 2. I got a call back from Innovative Procedural and Surgical Center saying they follow Medicare guidelines even though I'm not on Medicare and Medicare requires the procedure be done on one side, then wait 2 weeks and do the other side. (They didn't even address the fact they said they were in network and they are not and one part of the business is and one part isn't and they didn't bother to inform me????) REALITY: Blue Cross Blue Shield will cover having it all done at once but the 2nd side is considered the same area and is covered at a reduced rate. By splitting it into two procedures they are increasing their reimbursement but it is absolutely not medically necessary nor is it required by my insurance company. Since they won't make the MEDICALLY CORRECT decision because it isn't to their financial advantage, I now have to consider alternative pain management which is bound to be drugs. Twenty five years of pain and there's a glimmer of hope to not be in pain and this is what happens? I have no complaints about the quality of care. They definitely know what they are doing but ETHICS of the business side are questionable. Sooooo..... off I go to file a complaint with the board and my insurance company which means my chance of getting quality care from this facility are now zero. How depressing is that? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I have had the 2 uncomfortable test procedures and it seems the bigger procedure is likely to work. Now the problem... two procedures one for each side of my spine? why? Insurance won't pay for both sides? Hard to believe. Working through that with staff because I know insurance is a pain in the ass for everyone.... BUT now I have billing problems. I made sure to ask at the first appointment if they were in network. WELL... one part of the business is and one isn't and NO ONE bothered to mention that. It's a mess. Am I supposed to be a mind reader? After 30 years of pain, pain, pain there's finally a glimmer of hope of some relief and I just want to getting it done yet - nothing is ever easy. I just want to be pain free and I've managed to managed a pretty crunched back with little/no meds for decades. Hope in the procedure and hopelessly entangled in a mess! The first specialist I saw couldn't believe I could walk. I'm blessed I'm even mobile so now the one procedure that can take away the pain is within reach yet so distant it's not even funny! .... and if anyone wonders why there are so many drug addicts, this would be it. The alternatives are so hard to get! (I'm sort of fortunate that I'm hypersensitive to all the drugs everyone else gets addicted to so they work but make me puke!) If anyone knows their way around BCBS coding and wants to help, write me privately. This is a joke.
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Problem: We found the Corn Flower when we needed catering on short notice. The owner took all the time we needed to taste and select our choices. We've gone back for the amazing burritos and empanadas. The homemade salsa choices are amazing, and don't leave without trying the chili soup! Awesome food and even better service. Skip the fast food Mexican because this is cheaper and much better!
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Problem: Interesting unique place to spend some time. My girlfriend and I spent an evening here attending their "Dining in the Dark" event. Before, and after, we were blindfolded to eat our delicious meal, we walked around and enjoyed the artsy decor. This place is well set up and inviting. A welcome change to mammoth resort casinos where you need a map to find your way around. A tip: their parking is across the street in a lot which does not seem like a parking lot. Or, spend a few bucks and use their valet service.
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Problem: So we have stayed at the Flamingo the past 3 years, the last week of July. This year will be the last. I should have listened to all the other recent reviews. We got the GO room floor 20, it stunk so bad like mold or who knows what, and a bucket sitting in front of the elevator for leaking water from ceiling. We called down to the desk and told them and they moved our room one floor up , with no smell. They charged us 80$ resort fee (they never did that in the past) for wifi etc. Had NO wifi connection the whole time I was there , and needed to check into my flight. Spent another hour at the desk complaining about this. Then the next day we had no air conditioning in our room. Yet more time at the desk trying to resolve another issue. The last thing I want to be doing on my vacation is complaining at the service desk. Oh and don't forget the food court was closed due to the plumbing issues and constructions going on in the casino stunk like sewage from an incident a few weeks ago. They did resolve our issues in a timely manner however , refunded our resort fees, free breakfast etc. Next time Ill be staying at the Hard Rock for the same price. What I love about the Flamingo ... The pool is always a BLAST !!! GO rooms are really nice for the price and you cant beat the Flamingos central strip location! They just really need to work on the rest of the property.
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