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JT45242

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32. Agree with earlier folks -- likely deductible season

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:24 PM

Jan 2026

I get hit hard for the first $500 of deductible for everything that is not a routine office visit or medication.

Hear this every January/February

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I referred a cardiac patient the other day for an echocardiogram. She messaged me back, saying the co-pay was $500. [View all] Aristus Jan 2026 OP

Your money or your life Easterncedar Jan 2026 #1

First your money, then your life. Harker Jan 2026 #62

Why Not Vice-Versa! Let Me Give You a Hand with That Will! The Roux Comes First Jan 2026 #80

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Close to that Prairie Gates Jan 2026 #3

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My buddy went by ambulance to North Western in Chicago (big beautiful hospital downtown) Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2026 #5

nwm actually has a huge endowment for charity care, so mopinko Jan 2026 #6

Yes my mom had to give her credit card exboyfil Jan 2026 #51

I work as a motorcycle funeral escort Quanto Magnus Jan 2026 #56

You don't work for Jeremy Dewitte, do you? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2026 #61

That happened a few months ago when my wife was having a bad AFIB attack and starting to panic... LuckyCharms Jan 2026 #87

It is early January. Probably not the copay, but the deductible. Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #7

Unfortunately, I had a lot of imaging last year... Sweet Freedom Jan 2026 #8

here ya go Nigrum Cattus Jan 2026 #9

I know someone who suggests Bettie Jan 2026 #12

Much messier, tho. But the visuals would be excellent. erronis Jan 2026 #20

Yup. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #27

He says that the stain Bettie Jan 2026 #36

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If you're here to bash liberals, you must be at the wrong site. Aristus Jan 2026 #38

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Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 2026 #42

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I hope your day gets better Torchlight Jan 2026 #46

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Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 2026 #48

GFY, troll Celerity Jan 2026 #43

You joined to say that? Enjoy your stay!!! GP6971 Jan 2026 #44

spill it Skittles Jan 2026 #65

There were two trolls in that thread...not sure if they were one and the same. GP6971 Jan 2026 #67

I always wonder about these people Skittles Jan 2026 #70

They're Inveterate Trolls. Cha Jan 2026 #71

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except when you haunt them to troll a website for decades NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #79

A Tombstone. Cha Jan 2026 #82

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Another one just responded to you! sheshe2 Jan 2026 #76

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The juries and MIRT are quick! sheshe2 Jan 2026 #83

I BOW TO THEM Skittles Jan 2026 #84

Trick or Troll sheshe2 Jan 2026 #86

Deductibles are killer lonely bird Jan 2026 #10

Sorry to butt in with unsolicited medical advice - Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #24

Didn't know that lonely bird Jan 2026 #69

I was in an auto accident Dec 19th Bettie Jan 2026 #11

Wow - that is shocking! FakeNoose Jan 2026 #16

They did xrays when I was taken to the ER Bettie Jan 2026 #19

Glad you're doing better, Bettie! calimary Jan 2026 #23

Guessing they recommend a specialized radiation office - where they are part owners.... erronis Jan 2026 #21

Is that because the injury was caused by a car accident? Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #22

Could be Bettie Jan 2026 #35

i believe they are trying to kill us. barbtries Jan 2026 #13

Government program to give Paxlovid justaprogressive Jan 2026 #14

On the $0 premium plan available in my area, Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #30

But, But, But popsdenver Jan 2026 #58

As someone here said awhile back, "there should be a noose on every lamp post up and down Pennsylvania avenue." Hotler Jan 2026 #18

The French have the right idea. Steve Miller should be the first one on the lamp post. BComplex Jan 2026 #25

I HAD The Same Thing DallasNE Jan 2026 #26

She got off easy. I'm still making payments on a $7300 procedure last year that was only $250 in 2024. unblock Jan 2026 #28

Whoa! :( moonscape Jan 2026 #50

They already have a plan. OGBuzz Jan 2026 #29

AI and slaves. quakerboy Jan 2026 #31

Agree with earlier folks -- likely deductible season JT45242 Jan 2026 #32

Does this mean Mme. Defarge Jan 2026 #33

An entire administration's-worth, if you please, Madame. Aristus Jan 2026 #40

Shrouds Inc.? Mme. Defarge Jan 2026 #49

You'll be going public any time now. Aristus Jan 2026 #55

tell her to get a Kardia Skittles Jan 2026 #34

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My recent colonoscopy cost me a grand. Mosby Jan 2026 #52

Sort of. progressoid Jan 2026 #53

I had to do a second procedure Mosby Jan 2026 #57

yup Skittles Jan 2026 #60

are there any other hospitals up there anymore? Kali Jan 2026 #68

There is the Honor Health system. Mosby Jan 2026 #90

d'oh of course Mayo Kali Jan 2026 #91

Yeah, my PCP thought I should have another prior to the 5 year schedule due to progressoid Jan 2026 #73

There's a little catch - Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #66

Hell, I have not been able to address anything for several months now. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #54

US companies are going after the NHS in the markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #88

It's predatory, exclusive and corporate driven for profit. Profit. Remember when BC/BS was non-profit?? I do. Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #59

This is exactly what is happening to us, too... slightlv Jan 2026 #63

I had to get angioplasty recently and was given an estimate that I had to pay dsc Jan 2026 #64

$250 for CT scan of lungs, pelvis Jersey Devil Jan 2026 #72

Aerosmith AllyCat Jan 2026 #85

What a disjointed whacked out system DFW Jan 2026 #89