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Wow. I'm just shocked at those prices! I know we have had this conversation before. What stuns and upsets me is the incredible variation in terms of how the drug is dispensed and infused and what people must ultimately pay out of pocket. I buy my Tysabri through my Rx plan so my insurance plan pays out the $2399. Then I have to pay my Rx co-pay which is reasonable since is is not through "medical." Then the specialty pharmacy ships my Tysabri vial to the doctor's office. Then my doctor bills my insurance for $498 to infuse the thing. I pay my doctor visit co-pay to have them infuse. I feel lucky...
...and I feel lucky too! I pay my insurance premium, show up at my local 25 bed hospital for infusion once a month, see the doc every three months and revel in no relapses, no copay for the whole cost since it's covered under major medical (and NO injections), despite what I see as a high cost for the insurance company ~BUT~ I know there are people who use the same place who have no insurance and cannot afford to pay and they still get their infusion, and I know I am supporting them and I don't mind that. I think everyone who is ill or has a disease deserves effective treatment, regardless of their ability to pay...but that gets us into the debate for health care as a right, not a privilege...
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