UCSF Day 16: March 29

Banner day! Peter walked up and back in rhe ICU for 10 minutes and.....transferred out of the ICU!!!!!!!! He went to the cardiovascular telemetry unit. Heard from the case manager that our insurance company is not sure that this previously healthy 25 year old male is ready for acute rehab...even though the physicians and therapists all are in agreement that is what he needs and is ready for...apparently our insurance company thinks that he might need recovery time in a nursing home...the doctors and therapists are adamant that he either go to an acute rehab facility for intense physical therapy or stay at UCSF until ready to go home. So, we wait...we live in an interesting world where some insurance adjustor (who has never even seen the patient, reads the medical notes and can over rule the healthcare providers...it's all about money and cost. However, God bless Obamacare without which Peter would not be on our insurance plans!