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For the past three weeks I’ve been going through a flare up of an autoimmune neurological condition. It’s been terribly painful. The treatment is high dose IVIG
by erentz 8y ago
For the past three weeks I’ve been going through a flare up of an autoimmune neurological condition. It’s been terribly painful. The treatment is high dose IVIG or plasmapheresis. Unfortunately my insurer doesn’t want to pay. I’m told if I had almost any other insurer they would. This has left me trying to find out just how much I’d have to pay out of pocket for either of these services. But absolutely no one knows and no one will work it out for me. All I know is it will be somewhere between $30k and $60k from various guesses that have been offered.
Pricing in the US health system needs regulation. The best option would be all providers must charge the same rate to all customers. Then I could look up the price and know it’s been prenegotiated by big insurance companies.
- maxxxxx 8y ago"The best option would be all providers must charge the same rate to all customers. Then I could look up the price and know it’s been prenegotiated by big insurance companies. " This should be number one.
- ekarulf 8y agoI get IVIG 3x / week for a primary immune deficiency I’ve had since birth. For my dosage, it’s billed weekly at a rate of ~$32K of which my insurance company pays around ~$3K. I hit my max out of pocket the first month of each year and the rest of the year is “free.” I know that all the IVIG pharmaceutical companies offer a “I can’t afford this” option if you’re going out of pocket. Good luck, it’s stressful to get but it’s a miracle blood product for those who need it.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoWhat would justify such a law, in a free country like the USA? Even socialised medicine countries can't force private providers to charge constant rates to their private clients.