worrieddaughter77
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- Joined
- Oct 6, 2017
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- Reason
- Loved one DX
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- 10/2017
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- US
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- IL
- City
- Oulu
Hello,
I would like to figure out what is going to be the financial side of my dad's illness. My dad has a very good PPO insurance in Illinois, and so far all of his treatments were covered ( when they were approved by insurance. The insurance has only rejected his spine MRI once).
What should we expect in the future? I am most worried about the time when my dad would need tracheotomy. I don't know if my dad will elect to have it or not, but in case he does, what is the cost of care from then on, and how much of it is normally covered by insurance? What is the annual cost of ventilation? Also, how many years is the patient expected to survive on ventilation?
Thank you all the immense amount of information on this forum!
I would like to figure out what is going to be the financial side of my dad's illness. My dad has a very good PPO insurance in Illinois, and so far all of his treatments were covered ( when they were approved by insurance. The insurance has only rejected his spine MRI once).
What should we expect in the future? I am most worried about the time when my dad would need tracheotomy. I don't know if my dad will elect to have it or not, but in case he does, what is the cost of care from then on, and how much of it is normally covered by insurance? What is the annual cost of ventilation? Also, how many years is the patient expected to survive on ventilation?
Thank you all the immense amount of information on this forum!