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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 [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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 > >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn