Growth Hormone Treatment – Children's Hospital of …

GH is sold under a number of different prescription brand names, but all of them contain the same medication. Which brand name your child will use, and the shape and color of the pen that delivers the medication, will depend upon your medical insurance.

Because GH is very expensive, Childrens Hospital works with insurance reimbursement specialists to determine which brand will be covered under your medical insurance. Within 2 to 4 weeks after your child has been prescribed HG treatment, an insurance reimbursement specialist will call your home. It is very important that you speak with the specialist please pick up or return the call! Your childs prescription will not be filled until you have spoken with the reimbursement specialist. You should receive your childs GH with 2 to 4 weeks after approval; if you havent heard from the reimbursement specialist after 4 weeks, call the Endocrinology Clinic.

If your insurance changes during the course of GH treatment, please notify the Endocrinology Clinic as soon as possible or the continuity of your childs treatment could be interrupted.

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