I got a rabies vaccine once and it’s cost me $1080 in total.
Insurance said they worked reimburse me, but they changed their mind step I submitted the paperwork to be reminded.
Fuck United healthcare
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roguetrick@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What’s particularly annoying about this shit is the human rabies vaccine should not be the expensive… Not by a fucking long shot. It’s not much different than the one used on animals and that one of incredibly cheap.
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
roguetrick@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Just the vaccine series or the entire propylaxis after an encounter?
neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
It was 3 injections I think and it was because I was visiting tropical country and the cdc website recommended a series of vaccines.
I mainly got them because insurance said they would reimburse it. But they didn’t and all in all I’m out $2000.
They even admitted that they told me they would reimburse it and they were wrong, but they still refuse to reimburse me.
roguetrick@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah so that’s just the vaccine itself no immunoglobulin . And you’re right the price is insane. For a killed virus rabies vaccine for animals it costs $20 a dose or less
NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
The entire U.S. medical industry always smells off regarding their finances because it is off.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
If it was cheaper than people who needed it were willing to pay to not die, the manufacturers would be leaving money on the table. Which is maybe how they do things in Communist France, but this is the land of the free…