[log in to unmask] wrote:
> maybe it's a test to see if your neurotransmitters are working :)
>
> Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>:
>
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> 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
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>> ----- 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
>>>
>>>
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