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maybe it's a test to see if your neurotransmitters are working :) Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn