An interesting article on generic drug pricing.
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And then there are Flu shot irregularities. I got my Flu shot at Cosco Drugs (NOT CosTco). Medicare paid 56.00 on the $63 total charge. (Medication cost 31.00 and administration cost 32.00)
My wife got her Flu shot at Target. Their total price was $25.00, which Medicare paid in full. (Medication cost 13.00, Administration cost 12.00)
So medicare has a limit on what they will spend. And some companies price according to that limit. And some price on the cost of the drug.
Ever wonder about those adds that claim...NO COST TO YOU. YOU NEVER SEE A BILL. WE WILL BILL MEDICARE DIRECT. YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT A THING. WE DO IT ALL. They have a license to steal. And there is no over-site. No wonder we have a healthcare crisis in the USA. And what other things are handled like this? Scooter chairs?, Diabetes monitors/supplies?, portable oxygen systems? Ugh...
The final straw was when my wife called the TV News to suggest an inquiry into this type of practice, she got the reply..."What do you care?..You got your flu shot for free." This is the kind of appathy that is breaking the healthcare system in the USA. Her response was...NO!...The government paid...And I am the Government...So I didn't get it for free."
My wife got her Flu shot at Target. Their total price was $25.00, which Medicare paid in full. (Medication cost 13.00, Administration cost 12.00)
So medicare has a limit on what they will spend. And some companies price according to that limit. And some price on the cost of the drug.
Ever wonder about those adds that claim...NO COST TO YOU. YOU NEVER SEE A BILL. WE WILL BILL MEDICARE DIRECT. YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT A THING. WE DO IT ALL. They have a license to steal. And there is no over-site. No wonder we have a healthcare crisis in the USA. And what other things are handled like this? Scooter chairs?, Diabetes monitors/supplies?, portable oxygen systems? Ugh...
The final straw was when my wife called the TV News to suggest an inquiry into this type of practice, she got the reply..."What do you care?..You got your flu shot for free." This is the kind of appathy that is breaking the healthcare system in the USA. Her response was...NO!...The government paid...And I am the Government...So I didn't get it for free."
