Day 95
Debbie, John and I leave shortly for Seattle for a consultation at Fred Hutchinson, which is the leading center for bone marrow transplants. We will be back Friday and then have a session Monday with Emory again to schedule the transplant (if John is to have it here).
One thing we have not had to deal much with is insurance beaurocracy. In fact, I would do a testimonial for them, until today. John has a prescription for a brand new antifungal antibiotic. The mail order program for such things takes a minimum of 8 to 11 days, if you pay for overnight mailing. The cost for the prescription is $30. It is designed for medications that you take for long periods.
If you need something immediately, as is often the case, you have to go to a local pharmacy and pay whatever the charge is, although you can submit for a partial reimbursement later. John's one prescription, submitted this way, would cost over $2000.
The sad thing is that we are one of the lucky families.
One thing we have not had to deal much with is insurance beaurocracy. In fact, I would do a testimonial for them, until today. John has a prescription for a brand new antifungal antibiotic. The mail order program for such things takes a minimum of 8 to 11 days, if you pay for overnight mailing. The cost for the prescription is $30. It is designed for medications that you take for long periods.
If you need something immediately, as is often the case, you have to go to a local pharmacy and pay whatever the charge is, although you can submit for a partial reimbursement later. John's one prescription, submitted this way, would cost over $2000.
The sad thing is that we are one of the lucky families.
