Luckily, I have very good health insurance. Some of the itemized statements are beginning to come in.
One of the IV drugs I am given when I get chemo treatments is called Retuxan. I have had it four times, now. It comes in an IV bag that appears to be smaller than a liter.
Each time I get, my insurance gets charged $45,970. Each time. I don't think my insurance end a up paying that much, but thankfully I don't have to pay anything. And this is just one drug out of the dozens I've been given. Then factor in all the MRIs, CT scans, X-rays, PET scans, 18 days of hospitalization, and everything else, and the costs must be astronomical. Health insurance rocks....
One of the IV drugs I am given when I get chemo treatments is called Retuxan. I have had it four times, now. It comes in an IV bag that appears to be smaller than a liter.
Each time I get, my insurance gets charged $45,970. Each time. I don't think my insurance end a up paying that much, but thankfully I don't have to pay anything. And this is just one drug out of the dozens I've been given. Then factor in all the MRIs, CT scans, X-rays, PET scans, 18 days of hospitalization, and everything else, and the costs must be astronomical. Health insurance rocks....