Is flu season almost over?

[riley5108]

Speedy wrote:
Ours was free as part of our insurance plan. If you have health insurance or Medicare,

Speedy, ours were free too, but the charge to Medicare was $35 for the vaccine and an additional $30 for administering the shoot. Something doesn't seem right -Or- is wrong if a person can get the flu shoot for $4.00 yet they charge Medicare a total of $65.00...just saying.

[AllGold]

riley5108 wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
Ours was free as part of our insurance plan. If you have health insurance or Medicare,

Speedy, ours were free too, but the charge to Medicare was $35 for the vaccine and an additional $30 for administering the shoot. Something doesn't seem right -Or- is wrong if a person can get the flu shoot for $4.00 yet they charge Medicare a total of $65.00...just saying.
Except Medicare will actually approve a lower amount than what is billed. Otherwise, you have described much of what's wrong with healthcare costs in the U.S.

[OWC Jamie]

AllGold wrote:
[quote=riley5108]
[quote=Speedy]
Ours was free as part of our insurance plan. If you have health insurance or Medicare,

Speedy, ours were free too, but the charge to Medicare was $35 for the vaccine and an additional $30 for administering the shoot. Something doesn't seem right -Or- is wrong if a person can get the flu shoot for $4.00 yet they charge Medicare a total of $65.00...just saying.
Except Medicare will actually approve a lower amount than what is billed. Otherwise, you have described much of what's wrong with healthcare costs in the U.S.
and people's ranges of understanding of what the true costs are

[riley5108]

I pulled the Medicare statement:
In our case the Flu shot was covered under Medicare Part B
1) Charge to Medicare was $33 for the vaccine: Medicare Paid $31.33
2) Administering the shot charge $21: Medicare Paid $20.33
3) Medicare Approved the full amount in both cases, but Paid the above.
4) Total Paid by Medicare: $51.66 and of course our supplement insurance was never billed for the difference. Which follows their rules, "You pay nothing for a flu shot if the doctor or other qualified health care provider accepts assignment for giving the shot."

billb wrote:
and people's ranges of understanding of what the true costs are

Good point billb