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Originally Posted by Minnie
You'd be surprised at what isn't covered, in terms of the health system. Sure, most of the big stuff is covered by AHC and private insurance but there is plenty that isn't.
My daughter had Osteomyelitis and had to be on a PICC line - and while the $300/week bags of medication only cost us $2 after insurance, all the tubing and other paraphanelia needed to deliver the medication was not covered by anyone. That ran us about $2100 for the 7 weeks she was on the PICC line plus gas required to drive to ACH from Strathmore each Wednesday to pick up.
Then the times when she was hospitalized? Parking fees which are ridiculous, meals for me and so much more people dont think about. Being in hospital is costly, especially long term like many of these kids will be. Travel to another province, accommodation, fuel, good, parking fees, laundry and sooo much more.
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Not only that, but some of the outside costs not covered by our healthcare can get hung up in court cases if negligence etc is involved. That can become a huge problem to pay up front and not get reimbursed for years after.