Month: June 2006
New evidence substantiating a variety of health benefits of LCP supplementation is being published month after month. Unfortunately, at the same time, concerns have been raised about the possible contamination of some fish that provide the critical fatty acids found in LCP supplements. Last month the FDA advised pregnant women and women of childbearing age …
Families that have helped raise awareness to bring all our children a voice via TV! If you are a family that wishes to share your “late talker” story (either success story or frustration story) with the media either locally or nationally to help raise awareness please email us ! We hope to have pictures from …
Insure Kids Now Children’s Health Insurance Program HCFA
Organization: PA Health Law Project Guiding principles for dealing with insurance companies: Document everything Don’t rely totally on physicians and providers Appeal Be persistent What to do when you’re told the service or equipment isn’t covered: Determine what is covered: Don’t believe everything you’re told For employer provided commercial plans or COBRA plans: ask your …
Don’t take denials personally; it’s all in the code. A great code to use if you have a child with apraxia, according to the medical experts from the Cherab Foundation, is 781.3 which is “lack of muscle coordination /coordination disorder.” This shows a physical diagnosis, which is typically covered, versus a developmental diagnosis, which is …
by Terri White The Cherab Foundation gratefully acknowledges permission to print “What’s wrong with him?” from the author, Terri White. We look forward adding more of her humorous stories to this website. When Andrew was a toddler – he had no understandable speech. When he saw something that struck his fancy (like ceiling fans) he …
There are many ways to increase the amount of EFAs in you or your child’s diet. You can for one increase the amount of fish. However, due to concerns of mercury which are recognized by the Institute of Medicine and the FDA, you may want to be aware of the types of fish you or …
Pictures from CN8’s Real Life half hour talker show titled “Not Just a Late Talker” featuring CHERAB Founder Lisa Geng and her son Tanner, VP CHERAB Cheryl Bennett Johnson MA SLS/Educational Consultant NJ State Teacher representative, CHERAB advisor Judy Flax CCC-SLP PhD Research Coordinator for the Santa Fe Institute Consortium and the Tallal Laboratory at …
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Month: June 2006
Mercury Contamination: A Critical Issue
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
New evidence substantiating a variety of health benefits of LCP supplementation is being published month after month. Unfortunately, at the same time, concerns have been raised about the possible contamination of some fish that provide the critical fatty acids found in LCP supplements. Last month the FDA advised pregnant women and women of childbearing age …
Category: Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), Resources Tags: EFA, FDA, mercury, tuna
Families that have helped raise awareness to bring all our children a voice via TV!
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Families that have helped raise awareness to bring all our children a voice via TV! If you are a family that wishes to share your “late talker” story (either success story or frustration story) with the media either locally or nationally to help raise awareness please email us ! We hope to have pictures from …
Category: News, Support Tags: CN8, Halley, Khalid, new york, NYC
Low Cost or Free Health Insurance
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Insure Kids Now Children’s Health Insurance Program HCFA
Category: Resources Tags: advocacy, free, insurance
Strategies that May Help You Deal With Insurance Companies and HMOs
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Organization: PA Health Law Project Guiding principles for dealing with insurance companies: Document everything Don’t rely totally on physicians and providers Appeal Be persistent What to do when you’re told the service or equipment isn’t covered: Determine what is covered: Don’t believe everything you’re told For employer provided commercial plans or COBRA plans: ask your …
Category: Resources Tags: advocacy, appeals, grievances, insurance, law
Insurance Resources
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Don’t take denials personally; it’s all in the code. A great code to use if you have a child with apraxia, according to the medical experts from the Cherab Foundation, is 781.3 which is “lack of muscle coordination /coordination disorder.” This shows a physical diagnosis, which is typically covered, versus a developmental diagnosis, which is …
Category: Advocacy, Apraxia, Resources, Therapy Tags: advocacy, code, insurance
What's wrong with him?
Posted: June 23, 2006 by cherab
by Terri White The Cherab Foundation gratefully acknowledges permission to print “What’s wrong with him?” from the author, Terri White. We look forward adding more of her humorous stories to this website. When Andrew was a toddler – he had no understandable speech. When he saw something that struck his fancy (like ceiling fans) he …
Category: Support
EFA Resources
Posted: June 10, 2006 by cherab
There are many ways to increase the amount of EFAs in you or your child’s diet. You can for one increase the amount of fish. However, due to concerns of mercury which are recognized by the Institute of Medicine and the FDA, you may want to be aware of the types of fish you or …
Category: Apraxia, Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), fish, Resources Tags: EFA, Natures Path, Nordic Naturals, omega-3, ProEFA
TV show “Not Just A Late Talker
Posted: June 10, 2006 by cherab
Pictures from CN8’s Real Life half hour talker show titled “Not Just a Late Talker” featuring CHERAB Founder Lisa Geng and her son Tanner, VP CHERAB Cheryl Bennett Johnson MA SLS/Educational Consultant NJ State Teacher representative, CHERAB advisor Judy Flax CCC-SLP PhD Research Coordinator for the Santa Fe Institute Consortium and the Tallal Laboratory at …
Category: News, The Late Talker Book Tags: CN8, Halley, Mary Amoroso, Not Just a Late Talker, Real Life