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bnot
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 Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:31 am Post subject: Medicare and Radaition treatments? |
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Does medicare pay a good part of radaition? Or a small fraction? Just wondering if we'll need to come up with more money if Mom needs radation.
What is a ball park figure that radaition costs? I know they said she'll have to go every day for a month, depending on the biopsy. Sounding pricy, already, and I need to get a guestamate on what we'll need so won't get caught broke. |
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pbj11
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:02 am Post subject: Re: Medicare and Radaition treatments? |
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Bnot,
Medicare pays a percentage of everything, but I hope your Mom has a secondary insurance carrier. That's the biggie who will cover the leftover costs from Medicare. We had a good secondary and never spent more than the 1500 deductible per year for everything. I think the deductible is the Medicare part, but I could be wrong. All I remember is we didn't pay anything once that 1500 was met each year.
Hope this helps.
PBJ
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bnot
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Medicare and Radaition treatments? |
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| She doesn't have a secondary insurance. Just medicare. |
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pbj11
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: Medicare and Radaition treatments? |
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Bnot,
Then medicare picks up whatever portion they pick up and you are responsible for the rest. I don't know the percentages -- never bothered to look! Someone else might know if they are like 80/20 or whatever.
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bnot
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| Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: Medicare and Radaition treatments? |
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I knew that much as I'm on medicare too.
I just don't know how much the treatments cost.
And if anyone else has medicare, are they stuck with a $10,000+ bill after medicare pays.
Just wondering if I'll have to refinance my home to pay for Mom's treatment, as neither of us are rich. |
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