Ginger, I'm sorry.
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Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2014 1:51:44 pm PDT #10206 of 30002
What is even happening?
Burrell - Apr 04, 2014 2:36:00 pm PDT #10207 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Ginger, that's appalling! I urge you to look into alternatives like programs, often through the manufacturers, that help defray costs.
Here's a story with a happy ending: I remember my MiL getting hit by the costs of chemo in a similar way. One month it was $300, the next it was $3000. My husband and I had to absorb the extra cost as she couldn't afford it. With the social worker's help we kept looking for alternatives, and the third month the manufacturer not only charged us $3 for the medicine, they reimbursed us for the previous month's costs.
meara - Apr 04, 2014 2:44:51 pm PDT #10208 of 30002
Ack, Ginger, that's hella expensive!! Is the out-of-pocket maximum really high?
JZ - Apr 04, 2014 4:48:50 pm PDT #10209 of 30002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Damnit, Ginger. I'm so sorry. And if beating your fists against the bureaucracy gets to be too much, I've got experience with insurance phone hell and I know there are other Buffistas willing to do phone battle as needed; just let us know if you need someone to give you a break and be your Kaiser phone proxy.
Calli - Apr 04, 2014 4:58:45 pm PDT #10210 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's awful, Ginger! I hope you can find an acceptable solution soon.
Ginger - Apr 04, 2014 5:16:31 pm PDT #10211 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here's the most frustrating part: The change also affects my monthly infusion for my bones, but for my first two infusions of this year, Kaiser charged me the old rate, so I had no clue about the change until it was too late to go back to my old plan.
Amy - Apr 04, 2014 5:19:55 pm PDT #10212 of 30002
Because books.
That's obscene, Ginger. I'm so sorry. I hope someone can help.
Dana - Apr 04, 2014 5:28:41 pm PDT #10213 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
God, Ginger, how maddening.
le nubian - Apr 04, 2014 5:34:40 pm PDT #10214 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh goodness Ginger. I hope there is something that can be done to cover all of this.
Zenkitty - Apr 04, 2014 5:34:48 pm PDT #10215 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The change also affects my monthly infusion for my bones, but for my first two infusions of this year, Kaiser charged me the old rate, so I had no clue about the change until it was too late to go back to my old plan.
Shit like that makes you start thinking about conspiracies. Damn it, Ginger, I'm so sorry. I hope someone can find a way to fix this mess for you. It's so wrong.