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Medical Appeals Insurance Workshop for Myeloma Patients/Caregivers

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Medical Appeals Insurance Workshop for Myeloma Patients/Caregivers

Webinar
event Jun 16, 2022 / 01:00PM - 02:00PM EDT
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Event Description

POSTPONED to June 16th, 2022:

Learn with Diahanna specific steps that you can take to effectively appeal denied medical coverage decisions. There are often errors on our medical bills that we are unaware of. There are resources to find and fight those errors to make our care more affordable. Join us to learn more with us together.

Schedule & Agenda

Event panelist Audrey Burton-Bethkee
01:00 PM
Introduction
Audrey Burton-Bethkee
Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Diahanna Vallentine.
Event panelist Diahanna Vallentine
01:05 PM
Presentation
Diahanna Vallentine
Diahanna talks about specific steps that you can take to effectively appeal denied medical coverage decisions.
Event panelist Audience
01:35 PM
Questions and Answers
Audience
Type your questions in the chat and we will answer them!

Speakers & Moderators

The panelist Diahanna Vallentine
Diahanna Vallentine

Diahanna is the Financial Program Manager for the HealthTree Foundation. She specializes in providing financial help, resources and education for multiple myeloma patients. As a professional financial consultant and former caregiver of her husband who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Diahanna perfectly understands the financial issues facing myeloma patients.

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The panelist Audrey Burton-Bethke
Audrey Burton-Bethke

Audrey joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Myeloma Community Program Director in 2020. While not knowing much about myeloma at the start, she has since worked hard to educate herself, empathize and learn from others' experiences. She loves this job. Audrey is passionate about serving others, loves learning, and enjoys a nice mug of hot chocolate no matter the weather.

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The panelist Patrick Kelley
Patrick Kelley

Patrick lives in Murfreesboro, TN behind a horse farm with his wife and two dogs. He has 2 sons who are 24 and 25. He is a lawyer on permanent long term disability, and loves to spend my time volunteering and coaching on Healthtree. He was diagnosed on September 23, 2015 with Multiple Myeloma Stage II IGG Kappa. He underwent 2 rounds of Revlimid, Dexamethasone & Velcade. Then, due to his age (45) and the heavy marrow involvement, he was considered borderline high risk, and switched to Revlimid, Dexamethasone & Kyprolis by a Multiple Myeloma Specialist. He had my first stem cell transplant on March 17, 2016, and his second stem cell transplant on September 12, 2016. He had maintenance chemotherapy regimen of Ninlaro, Revlimid & Dexamethasone, then Pomalyst only. Currently, he is in stringent complete remission and MRD-. He still receives IVIG infusions. He is also a Myeloma Financial Coach, helping others with long term disability, social security disability income and insurance appeals. He has experienced depression and mental health issues. He currently goes to Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson's 3 times a week, as he also has Parkinson's Disease. He is a long standing member of Alcoholics Anonymous, and he attends 7 meetings per week. He tries to stay as active as he can. Volunteering helps him get outside of himself, while helping others.

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Join the Conversation

This event is part of the Financial Support group in HealthTree Connect, a social media platform for people with blood cancer. If you want to connect with other patients and caregivers and talk about this topic, join HealthTree Connect.

Have Any Questions?

Thank you for your interest in the event. If you have any questions, we would love to help!

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