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Posted 7/15/2020 2:15 AM (GMT 0)
Hello fellow Arizonan,
I hope everyone is doing good!
I lost my health insurance coverage last month, and I can’t afford seeing my current GI ($650 copay!)
I’m looking for a new good GI that I can afford!
I live in N. Phoenix area close to Paradise Valley and Scottsdale.
Any help is appreciated!
Posted 7/16/2020 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry to hear about you losing your health insurance.
It might be worth checking out these GI docs:
https://digestiveaz.com/
My wife had a routine colonoscopy there and thought it was good.
Posted 7/16/2020 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much! I will definitely check them!
Posted 7/16/2020 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
You would think they would give you a decent cash rate for a consult if you lost your job because of covid. Do you just need scripts or do you need a colonoscopy or some other procedure?
Posted 7/16/2020 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
My husband was laid off because of COVID-19, so we lost our health coverage as a result, both Cobra and market place were very expensive. Currently I have a flare, buying medications using Goodrx, next month I have an appointment with my doctor which I can’t afford, I need to do some blood works, I’m on a yearly Colonoscopy schedule for colon cancer surveillance, which due on September. Everything is expensive, but some places has lower costs than others, I don’t expect special prices if I’m uninsured, on the contrary, some doctors’ offices don’t accept uninsured patients! Yesterday the pharmacist was questioning me if I can pay for the Enema, “because it is pricy”
Posted 7/16/2020 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
I would hope they would only charge what the average insurance company pays. Normally a $225 consult gets knocked down to around $100 as per the contract.
In any case, best of luck getting your flare under control and let us know how things go.
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