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Mike CHS

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We are maybe overly careful but we are avoiding any place that has crowds of people and that includes stores and restaurants (fast food or otherwise).
 

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I know a guy over here with Influenza A. I guess that is all the symptoms of stomach flu with all the symptoms of the respiratory version, including fever and aches.

Folks have began calling things the flu that we didn't back in the day, so I don't know. None of it's fun and I am no longer sure what the vaccine covers. My doctor told me a week or two ago that he hasn't had any influenza cases come in, and it was too early yet to tell how effective the vaccine was. I had heard a 10% effectiveness, and asked him.

@Hens and Roos, I too liked the earlier post because you had luck with getting the heat issue resolved. The flu is not something fun to go through, for sure, especially when the majority of the family gets hit with it.
 

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My doctor's office bills went up when I got major medical. I had a good rate because my doctor had a flat $50 fee if you didn't have insurance. I have to meet a $2500 deductible yearly now before my insurance beins paying out at 100% on preapproved items. So, I pay abt $100 and my insurance pays some menial percentage. There is a copay at the ER that is more manageable. I just knew that most diagnosis tests, labs, multiple doctors or surgeons take their cuts, facility/hospital portions make any general surgeries start out easily at 5-10 grand and I would rather pay the $2500.
 

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Our cost for DD2's November ear operation is $2,200 and we had already met the $700 family deductible before she had it. The insurance company paid $12,500. She gets the other ear done in June. Oh Joy.
 

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My doctor's office bills went up when I got major medical. I had a good rate because my doctor had a flat $50 fee if you didn't have insurance.
Cash always talks the loudest..moreso than private insurance or even medicare.
(assumes of course one has the available assets to pay OoP.)
 

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Um, if it is expensive if you have insurance it must be a bank buster without!
That is just it- Private Insurance doesn't always pay for it- ours didn't so it was cash... like $110 each or something. But if you are on Government Assistance... $1.... state employee through their ins- $10. :somad
 

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