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I am well aware of a replacement neurotransmitter is not a test or medication!!!!!! One more time, I have been in this business for 22 years, have been through every single aspect of Parkinson's, even before disability, when we paid for Brig's medication out of our money. Entire life savings gone(and believe it or not, the Reps. were not in office). Brig has been in every trial available, just couldn't handle the DBS thought , and I respected his wishes. Perhaps I should have over ridden that decision. To get back to medicare, I think 500.00 is reasonable for a year for health care, I pay 466.00 per month for the two of us for stop gap, plus medicare for two, plus a nursing home. How about that? And I had to retire from teaching because of Brig without enough time to get 100.00, my school district pays to help with health care costs. One year short of 25 years. Brig had no pension either because he had to quit is job due Parkinson's, he worked for 7 years without telling anyone about PD., until just couldn't do it anymore. Remember this was 1986 when he was diagnosed at 46, that was unheard of, denied him disability for 2 years, until we got a lawyer, hate to say it, but I have through it all. Gerry Haines Medicare IS government health care and I pay about $500 a year for it whicih I think is quite reasonable. Neurotransmitter replacement is not "tests or medication" Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Haines" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:47 PM Subject: Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost >I agree with the folly of cost for tests and medication, but what would > anyone do without medicare, if you had to pay the cost and your school > didn't > cover what was left. I'd say quite fortunate have all, and not have to > face > that inflated bill. > Everyone who wants government health care, forgets that we will pay for > the > health care some how, nothing is free in this life, there is always a > price. > Gerry > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .ca **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn