Hi....

I don't know what kind of insurance you have....if you have some sort of private insurance (Blue Cross, Health Net, etc.), you might look at your policy book and see if they offer a patient advocate or patient problem resolution person you can contact. When I was on a health plan like that, I had some very complex coverage issues, and contacted their "advice nurse" people by phone one time in frustration. They referred me to a special service case manager who helped to resolve various coverage problems in my case, and helped expedite things. They also helped me find new doctors that better fit my needs, because I needed to switch multiple doctors quickly when they transferred networks. If you have something like that in your plan, it might be worth investigating. They might be able to help speed this from the opposite end, and put some pressure on the doctors to get their acts together :-)

Take care,
ErinBear