Nostr notes by Brian Vastag

Back on the island after 10 days away and even though I've ...

2025-05-14T23:49:03Z

Back on the island after 10 days away and even though I've been here a decade+, after every return I feel my body relax. I have this little routine of getting poke and enjoying it with this view. #Hawaii

To give you an idea how expensive my care is: The retail cost of ...

2024-12-06T03:06:16Z

In reply to nevent1q…ulj8
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To give you an idea how expensive my care is: The retail cost of the infusions is $65,000 a month. Medicare negotiates and pays about 15% of that. I absolutely know any private insurer would see me pop up on their "expensive" list and try to deny care. But...Medicare is not for profit so they just cover it. No denials, no complaints, no appeals...

Here's my experience with Medicare, which is single-payer ...

2024-12-06T02:33:48Z

Here's my experience with Medicare, which is single-payer health insurance in the US for seniors and disabled people: I got diagnosed with a condition that has expensive immunotherapy on the Medicare formulary as the first-line treatment.

My doc prescribed it and Medicare pays for it.

That's it.

The propaganda against Medicare is so strong because UHC and the like make tens of billions of dollars denying care like mine.

#healthcare #insurance #UHC

Oh really? I hadn't heard that!

2024-09-14T01:30:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…945s
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Oh really? I hadn't heard that!