Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost

["nedgardner@xxxxxxxx" <nedgardner@xxxxxxxx>]

haphill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> maybe it's a test to see if your neurotransmitters are working :)
>
> Quoting rayilynlee <rayilynlee@xxxxxxx>:

> Pass or fail the test the hospital and doctor fees remain the same.
   functionality has no effect  on remuneration.  As Ray  says  "what a
racket", but it's all we've
   got.  So we play the game with the racket we are given.


ned

> > Ned,
> > yes I noticed Medicare had another $58,000 total.  what a racket!
> > Ray
> > Rayilyn Brown
> > Board Member AZNPF
> > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
> > rbrown@xxxxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "nedgardner@xxxxxxxx" <nedgardner@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 5:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost
> >
> >
> >
> > > rayilynlee wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yesterday I got the bill for the overnight hospital stay I had last July
> > > > 3 to get new neurotransmitters.    It was around  $70,000!!!! -
> > > > approaching cost of the original DBS brain surgeries.  There was almost a
> > > > $300 charge for "pharmacy" and I had NO medication except my blood
> > > > pressure pill I snuck in!!!  Shocking!!  The "bill" said I didn't have to
> > > > pay as Medicare would.  The school district I taught for also provides me
> > > > with a secondary insurance.  What a mess this country is in!!
> > > >
> > > > Ray
> > > >
> > > > Rayilyn Brown
> > > > Board Member AZNPF
> > > > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation
> > > >
> > > > Ray:
> > >    You can understand why it took from July 3rd until now to get the
> > > "bill" straight, those are big numbers.
> > >     Do you think they will give you 5 months to ponder the statement ?
> > >
> > >    My attorney friend tells me that typically the hospital settles  for
> > > about 1/3 of the asking price with
> > >
> > >  Medicare.  The reason they inflate the bill is to keep pressure on the
> > >     secondary insurance company.
> > >
> > >   What a mess indeed.
> > >
> > >     Ned
> > >
> > >
> > > >
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