Home Infusions

happyday

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Joined : Aug 2013

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Posted 10/1/2014 12:59 PM (GMT 0)

Just read on the Highmark (BC/BS) site that in the future they will be approving home infusions for various diseases such ad cancer, anemia, crohns. It does not specifically mention UC, but I assume it will fall under the category of crohns. I hope my doc will approve this for me as it is over an hour drive to the infusion site.

iPoop

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Posted 10/1/2014 1:20 PM (GMT 0)

My insurance mentioned this as an option for me (either at home or at work remicade infusions), and I have uc and get remicade infusions. I chose to get it done at my local GI's office, which isn't that far. You can call and ask your insurance company about at home infusions. If they have a local outfit that does them at home, and agrees to a lower price then the infusion center charges then they might agree to let you do it.

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