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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,090
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,090
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Originally Posted by Victor H
There are two MAJOR obstacles for me in dealing with Tysabri: Tysabri cost and infusion cost.
TYSABRI COSTS:
About ten minutes ago my neurologist, Gail Hartley, called me and set-up a call with the Biogen representative. Gail is amazing! 
Moments after my call from her, I received a call directly from Biogen and they are working out a plan to help me deal with Tysabri costs! I should hear from them on the final cost after their financial assitance in ten days.
Woooo Hoooo !!!
INFUSION CENTER COSTS:
I have been contacted by my insurance company and they too are amazed at how my infusion costs have gone from unbearably high to unrealistic. They are investigating the costs and are negotiating with the infusion center now. They may have me change infusion centers to a lower cost one that was just opened here in Riverside, CA. That, in terms of a potential business loss to my existing infusion center, should drop the price significantly!
Another Woooo Hoooo !
-Vic
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I received a letter from my insurance company regarding my Infusion Center costs.
Looks like BC/BS is not taking this high infusion center cost lightly.
The infusion center cost was $2,100 per month, of which I was responsible for $931 . One of the errors made by the infusion center was not just the high cost, the the way which they varied the cost, seemingly at random.
My new out of pocket expenses for infusions has dropped to about $179 !!!!
Woooo Hoooo !!!
Now I just have to see waht Biogen can do for me regarding the cost of the Tysabri.
That's one down and one to go !
-Vic
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