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Hep C Part 2
Damien's health insurance has rejected covering the medicine for his hepatitis C twice now. The third time the doctor applied, the insurance company agreed but with stipulations: Damien had to get the medicine filled for 2 times by 12 September 2016. When the pharmacy called about the coverage we were told that (because Damien is in the Medicare "donut hole") the cost of the medicine would be $3976.00 for a 28-day supply. When I told the doctor's office that I could get the m
nmbrown6
Jun 32 min read
Hepatitis C
I am angry! To use a saying of my mother's "I am so mad I could bite a 16-penny nail in half". Learning that Damien has Hepatitis C does make my jaws tight. The AMA personnel usually do a very good job, other times not so much. 1. Damien suffered a major hematoma on the left side of his brain while in ICU. They were replacing a brain pressure monitor and ruptured a vessel. They said that this sometimes happens but is an unusual event. The doctor that did the proce
nmbrown6
Jun 13 min read
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