Re: Annual cost of treating PCa

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the numbers. They do not include the cost of travel, lodging and meals, I presume?. Though those amounts may be included in your taxable deductions, right?. Regards, T I posted this last year and it generated quite a bit of disuccion.Here is the annual report from my insurance compant (United HealthCare) Billed Amount: $144,338.80Paid by Plan: $ 67,646.60Patient Paid: $ 3,000.00This spans Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 21, 2011From Jan to June I saw a local oncologist for Lupron and Zometa and June to December the same Onc administered Firmagon and Xgeva.Late Jan to June I went to Atlanta aprox 10 times as part of the Zytiga open access trial.From August to December I have been traveling to Boston (7 times) to participate in the Cabozantinib (XL-184 trial). The totals above do not include cost of the trial drugs (Zytigaor XL-184). -- Emersonwww.flhw.orgEvery 2.25 minutes a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.Every 16.5 minutes a man dies from the disease.

[Guest guest]

Though I did travel approximately 15 times, aprox 12 were round trip in the same day so there was airfare, meals, minor ground transportation costs etc.  The airfare alone was aprox $5,000. 

 

I saved everything for taxes but we'll see how it turns out, only the amount exceeding 7.5% of your income is deductible.

 

Thanks for the numbers. They do not include the cost of travel, lodging and meals, I presume?. Though those amounts may be included in your taxable deductions, right?.  Regards, T

 

 

 

 

I posted this last year and it generated quite a bit of disuccion.

Here is the annual report from my insurance compant (United HealthCare)

 

Billed Amount:  $144,338.80Paid by Plan:    $  67,646.60

Patient Paid:     $  3,000.00

This spans Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 21, 2011From Jan to June I saw a local oncologist for Lupron and Zometa and June to December the same Onc administered Firmagon and Xgeva.

Late Jan to June I went to Atlanta aprox 10 times as part of the Zytiga open access trial.

From August to December I have been traveling to Boston

(7 times) to participate in the Cabozantinib (XL-184 trial).

 

The totals above do not include cost of the trial drugs (Zytiga

or XL-184).

               

-- Emersonwww.flhw.orgEvery 2.25 minutes a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Every 16.5 minutes a man dies from the disease.

-- Emersonwww.flhw.org

Every 2.25 minutes a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer.Every 16.5 minutes a man dies from the disease.