nolamom2three Says:
Pain Management Doctors In And Around The Baton Rouge Area That Prescribe Meds To People Who Really Need Them & Accepts Medicaid (Page 2)
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J J Says:
Does anyone know of a doctor in and around the Baton Rouge Louisiana area that will prescribe pain meds that takes Medicaid? I'm seeing a doctor now in Maryland but I really need to move back to Louisiana very sad that your pain keeps you from moving. I have a sister that is terminally ill and sad to say dying...and meds are keeping me from going to take care of her in her final days. Please help
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Re: BL (# 191) 
Actually Oxy Contin does have to do with oxytocin. Oxytocin is produced by the body naturally to help with regular pain management. Once a patient is on heavy pain medications such as methadone, Oxycontin, etc., ur body no longer produces oxytocin the way it should. As long as a person is on pain medicine is how long it will take for the body and brain to reprogram itself. If someone's on pain medicine for 10 years, it takes just as long off of them
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nolamom2three Says:
Re: Chance (# 236)
There is a doctor who accepts Medicaid and prescribed suboxone.
Dr. Faris Hijazi
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nolamom2three Says:
Re: BL (# 254)
Do u realize that u are constantly contradicting urself? Please stop responding to posts. It's annoying that every other ones is you. First I repeatedly post Medicaid does not pay for PM doctors! Now ur saying a doctor may prescribe medicine for chronic pain but not many of them. Then ur questioning why someone receives Medicaid and can afford to pay for PM. Are you a CPP???. I am. I have Medicare and Medicaid. My insurance covered my doctor visit for years until my doctor left his practice. Unless ur a CPP and know what it's like to live with debilitating pain every single day, u have no right to judge anyone or their circumstances much less how they would be able to afford paying for a PM doctor when they receive Medicaid. Do u know how many CPP have to pay cash for their visits? Too many...many of those patients have to give up medicine they receive from their PM doctor in order to find money to pay for the visit. Thankfully I am married and don't have to worry about that but ur no one to judge.
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Louisiana Medicaid will NOT pay for PM doctors. Yet several people have posted names of pain management doctors who do! Any doctors can prescribe pain medicine but not many do for chronic pain. I'm simply stating what u have so everyone remembers not that u give us a chance to forget.
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nolamom2three Says:
Re: BL (# 118)
They have sooo many PM doctors who will allow self-pay. They don't take cash anymore but accept credit/debit card or money orders.
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Jack Says:
I have Medicaid but it doesn't pay for pain management. Are there any doctors in baton rouge, louisiana that will accept cash?
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BL Says:
Rita, Louisiana Medicaid will not pay for a Pain Management Doctor. Most primary doctors that accept Louisiana Medicaid won't prescribe pain meds for chronic pain. You need to contact your Medicaid Health Plan or start calling Primary Care Doctors in your area to see if they accept Medicaid and if they are accepting new patients. If you call your Medicaid Health Plan, they will give you the names of doctors that accept Medicare and Medicaid along with doctors that accept Medicaid Only. The only way to know which doctors accept Medicaid Only is to call them yourself.
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Rita Says:
I need a primary doctor in Baton Rouge that will see me. I got general issues but I also see a pain management doctor. Can anyone refer me to a doctor?
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Galen Says:
whoever is giving the people with chronic pain advice or answers, i.e. some Doctor, is offering less than a rudimentary and/or much less than an informed Doctor should should no. Is he afraid of the CDC too?
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Shaniccam Says:
He does really Louisiana Medicaid?? You don't need a secondary insurance?
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Donna Says:
There is a dr Rogers on airport drive Baton Rouge that takes Medicaid
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BL Says:
Babs, if you have Medicaid, you cam go to your Medicaid Health Plan's website and look for a list of providers. Be sure to call and verify the doctor accepts Medicaid and is accepting new patients because the websites and health plans are not current. But, there are no pain management doctors that accept Louisiana Medicaid.
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Babs Says:
rr where you ever able to comply the list that list chronic pain doctors in baton rouge and new orleans it would be very helpful.
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Allison Says:
I'm definitely going to have both of my knees replaced. The surgeon's stipulations,which I agreed,I needed to get my weight down to 240 pounds. I was ,still am,morbidly obese. I'm doing great as I'm down to 251 since Feb. As soon as I reach the goal weight in going to schedule the 1st surgery ASAP. Although I have severe back,neck& nerve damage think getting my knees replaced will d wonders. I can handle that pain. My goal is to do away with meds all together. Until then,I'm willing & able to pay cash for a visit. Any doctors knew would be greatly appreciated.
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BL Says:
Richie Rich, some doctors that accept Medicaid in Louisiana will prescribe opiates for chronic pain, but not many of them.
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Shaniccam Says:
That would be helpful thank you. I've been trying for almost two years.
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Richie Rich Says:
BL there are doctor's that will prescribe pain meds. I know some here in Baton Rouge and some in New Orleans. Let me find the contact information and I will get back here on the forum.
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BL Says:
Allison, any doctor can prescribe opiates for chronic pain. But, it is up to each individually doctor to decide which meds they want to prescribe, if any and to which patients. A doctor does not have to prescribe opiates to any patient. He can also prescribe opiates to some patients and not to others. It is common for a doctor to not prescribe opiates to Medicaid patients, but to prescribe them to other patients that are not Medicaid patients. There is not anything you can do about this, except change PCP's. But, it is highly unlikely you will find a PCP that will prescribe you opiates for chronic pain, at least in Louisiana. Why don't you go ahead and have the surgery they say may help with your pain ? You do need to be aware that the surgery may make the pain worse. You may want to get a copy of your medical records and see what your doctor has written in them. What your current doctor has writen in your medical records may or may not have an impact on what another doctor will prescribe you. You will have to pay for a copy of your medical records.
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Allison Says:
Thanks for responding. My PCP is also an Internalist. I've done my homework on what they can/cannot do,can/cannot prescribe. What I read specifically stated that they DO NOT have to refer ANY patients to other specialists. Pain management included. My PVP insists that he can't prescribe anything stronger or any more than he is presently prescribing me. I've done everything asked of me. Including loosing weight,75 lbs. since Feb.,quit smoking,going on 2 years. I've been psychiatricly evaluated 2×. I've seen every specialists. Taken every test. Started exercising & attending physical therapy 3× a week. He has the authority to prescribe. He also accepts Medicaid.My last office visit revealed an ugly truth. My PCP is a liar. Not only does he prescribe stronger & more, my injuries are extremely more severe than the patients that he's choosing to prescribe stronger meds to.
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BL Says:
Allison, Louisiana Medicaid Will Not Pay For A Pain Management Doctor. If your doctors wont prescribe pain meds and you can't pay cash, there isn't anything else you can do.
Donoharmwhatajoke, financial need is only considered with SSI. A certain number of work credits are required for SSDI. The claimant must prove with medical and non medical evidence they are not able to perform SGA, which in 2016 is $1,1300 a month before taxes. A diagnosis is required, but it takes much more to be approved. Working has to be more than difficult and not being able to find a job is not enough. A doctor saying a patient cannot work is not enough because doctors do not know SSA Disability Criteria.
Hillsborough, there is nothing wrong with a doctor recommending a patient move to where medical marijuana is legal. By the way, medical marijuana was legalized in Louisiana recently for the treatment of "patients clinically diagnosed as suffering from glaucoma, symptoms resulting from the administration of chemotherapy cancer treatment or spastic quadriplegia;" It will have to be obtained by prescription from designated pharmacies. Private insurance, Medicare nor Medicaid will pay for Medical Marijuana.
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Donoharmwhatajoke Says:
Hillsbourgh post 238
I apologize to differ but a simple diagnosis as critical as that may be is not the sole predicated qualifying factor that ssi/sdi uses to establish eligability for benefits,In addition financial considerations and standards are used to quantify need. If you were initially rejected your only real option is to retain counsel to file an appeal on her behalf.Hope that helps
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