Re: Dr. Rabkin, costs and insurance

[Guest guest]

I agree with Chris. We pay over $300 a month in health insurance, plus $150

per person per year (x4), plus many tests aren't covered which represents

additional costs. Why the hell am I paying all this money, when I hardly

use the services?

I'm gearing up to be denied by my insurance. They have already had to pay

for back surgery. If they deny the DS, they will have to pay for additional

osteo surgeries, as my ability to walk becomes more impaired yearly. They

should pay for the DS. Getting the additional weight off my body (which I'm

unable to do due to conjoined and pinched nerves in my back) will probably

go a long way to alleviating the pains that shoot down my leg and may

prevent further osteo surgeries.

> I am open to accusations of being hypocritical. I could afford to

> shell out $12,000. But let me ask, what the HELL have I been (or my

> employer) been paying these BIG premiums for all the years!

>

> I have been continuously covered since I was a toddler, and now I

> deserve to have proper medical treatment without shelling 12 big ones

> out of my own pocket.

>

> I do think that charging an additional fee for filing the paperwork

> really adds insult to injury.