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Originally Posted by gabbycakes
If that is how they run there ketamine program I would not entertain that facility for 1 moment.
You can get Ketamine covered. Everything I had done was covered by insurance and when I had my boosters with Dr. Schwartzman he was in-network. The only out of pocket was any co-insurance, I have a PPO type plan, and a small payment directly to the doctor for his 3 to 4 times a day daily visits to my room which the insurance would not cover, but it was not any crazy amount and I did see him 3 or 4 times each day.
I just think it's very irresponsible of this doctor. To me he only wants the dollars. And I have never heard of "cash up front", maybe if I'm buying a car and trying to make a deal. It's puzzling to me.
Gabbycakes
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As much as I struggle with the idea of our journey and safe haven with Ketamine, being covered by insurance or not...it's about money...Money to be made for others on our painful life altering condition... It's a bunch for us to go thru..monitary provisions, decision to go forward with it then of course, to have the treatment done..which is no walk in the park for the patient...AND we still have RSD!!
Seems like the treatments that become available to us always have a price tag wrapped all around it and a profit for the Dr.'s..I fight that under lying fact... Like whats the hot intervention this month??? At the time, the newest is very believable and we go forwarding fully believing this could the magic answer least in managing our pain.... While the Dr.s pad their pockets and we once again come up empty.. Now they need to be attentive to do pre work procedures and never minimize the importance of these pre-procedure work ups and the risks at hand...it needs to be about our well being and it needs to cautiously handled.. ESP. Due to our suspect-ability of repercussions of our illness. We pay the biggest price, always..
Does anyone have an idea if the Ketamine treatment is beneficial once our RSD has gone inside, internal ???? Iam having some chest wall, tummy RSD issues.... The monster has wandered!!
Hugz to all and thank you for allowing me to spew!!
Kathy