Re: insurance woes/just as bad

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Heck Tim, If I sit next to a pharmacy tech in a waiting room, I pump them for information and freebies!! No they can not give me samples, but those cute little pens, sticky notes, pencil/pen cases and so forth. You think I am kidding hun? I am not. I am sitting here at the desk with a Pegasy pen on the desk, Pegassist sticky notes. LOL Work it boy, Work it. Love JanetHillbilly Tim <knoxweb1@...> wrote: and let me say this ,i really cant stand pharm reps.theres more of them in the docs office the patients.and its really annoys me 2 wait 2 hours why hes getting perks from the reps.i think our fda should step in in ban this practiceKerri Landress <kerrilandress > wrote: I know... I'm very thankful that I have insurance. However, I have found (just as evryone else has) that medical care- even WITH insurance- is absolutely REDICULOUSLY expensive!! I am glad there are programs to help people who are not as fortunate as I am...Janet <doc_jade > wrote: Rick Kipp <rickkippearthlink (DOT) net> wrote: I know how you feel, but what if you had no insurance? I'm paying@2,150. per MONTH for my wife and me. I was hospitalized 30 days (22 inICU) earlier this year, and I may need a transplant, so I feel betterthan those with no insurance.>> I'm finally getting my neupogen tomorrow, so I'm hoping it will make> me feel better. I've been feeling extremely run down and light headed> and have had a soar throat and a fever. I've also felt nausious at> times. Today, when I looked online on my insurance acct. to make sure> the transaction

went through, I saw my copay on this drug is 524.00!!!> I already pay 230.00 for the pegasys!! I Hate insurance companies and> drug companies!!! My insurance only pays 90% of injectable drugs!(10%> I have found is still A LOT of money!!!) I know that I am lucky to> have it, but that is ALOT of money... especially at Christmas time.> I've already spent a fortune on copays for specialist visits, labs,CT-> scans, biopsy, etc... (insurance only covers 80% of that...)This is> just very depressing. Sorry if I'm whining, I do realize that there> are a lot of people less fortunate than I, and I need to count my> blessings that I at least have this opportunity to get better... But,> come on!! I have to complain a little!! (I have no one else to vent> at!)> Kerri>Take the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the impossible with a smile Check out the all-new beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Want to start your own business? Learn how on Small Business. Tim Parsons knoxville,tn 37931 865-588-2465 x107 work www.knoxville1.com Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Answers. Try it now. Take the ordinary things

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Yes, the ads and the fancy pens they give out to the doctors.

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> > I'm finally getting my neupogen tomorrow, so I'm hoping it will

make

> > me feel better. I've been feeling extremely run down and light

headed

> > and have had a soar throat and a fever. I've also felt nausious at

> > times. Today, when I looked online on my insurance acct. to make

sure

> > the transaction went through, I saw my copay on this drug is

524.00!!!

> > I already pay 230.00 for the pegasys!! I Hate insurance companies

and

> > drug companies!!! My insurance only pays 90% of injectable drugs!

(10%

> > I have found is still A LOT of money!!!) I know that I am lucky to

> > have it, but that is ALOT of money... especially at Christmas

time.

> > I've already spent a fortune on copays for specialist visits,

labs,

> CT-

> > scans, biopsy, etc... (insurance only covers 80% of that...)This

is

> > just very depressing. Sorry if I'm whining, I do realize that

there

> > are a lot of people less fortunate than I, and I need to count my

> > blessings that I at least have this opportunity to get better...

But,

> > come on!! I have to complain a little!! (I have no one else to

vent

> > at!)

> > Kerri

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> Take the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the

impossible with a smile

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> Tim Parsons

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> knoxville,tn 37931

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> 865-588-2465 x107 work

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> www.knoxville1.com

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