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Yes its hard to figure this out. I've happened to find this interesting link. Not sure how unbiased it is. http://truecostofhealthcare.org/hospital_financial_an
by pkaye 7y ago
Yes its hard to figure this out. I've happened to find this interesting link. Not sure how unbiased it is. http://truecostofhealthcare.org/hospital_financial_analysis/ http://truecostofhealthcare.org/hospital_financial_analysis/
I have a pretty good private plan right now but being that I'm on dialysis, I'll be forced onto medicare soon enough because 30 months after starting dialysis, we have to switch to medicare as primary coverage. I just hope I don't end up paying more out of my pocket.
- goldenkey 7y agoThat sounds rough. I had a kidney scare earlier this year due to creatine. Luckily I recovered by being off of it. Can you tell a bit more about how your kidneys got to their current state? Could help me or somebody else out.
- pkaye 7y agoMine is an autoimmune disease called IgA nephropathy. One day when your body is fighting a cold or something your immune cells decide your kidneys are a good place to attack. The immune cells are big so they damage the filtering capacity of the kidneys. And you don't even notice it until your GFR (level of kidney function) drops super low and you start feeling crappy. There is not a lot you can do about IgAN except get lucky to catch it early and slow its progress. However mine was a quick progressing one and happened between doctor visits. Only thing I can say it get a baseline comprehensive metabolic panel blood tests (its very cheap) and do it periodically to monitor your health. The medical system tends to be reactive but you as an individual should be proactive. If you think about it people get their cars checked out more often than themselves.