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Health Insurance?

A myPBCteam Member asked a question 💭
Carlton, GA

Do you have coverage or no? If not, how do you pay for all of these Dr appointments and tests? Where I live it’s $170+ per CMP alone if you don’t have insurance and my Dr ordered me 12 CMP’s🤦🏻‍♀️ I have not had them done or been to a Dr since April/May of this year due to not having insurance. A Dr appointment is $150+ or more if it’s a specialist. SOOOOO frustrating!!!!!

December 11
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A myPBCteam Member

It can be incredibly frustrating to manage medical costs without insurance, especially with frequent tests like CMPs. If you're struggling with costs, consider these strategies:

1. Look into patient assistance programs or nonprofit organizations that help with medical expenses
2. Ask your doctor about reducing the Show Full Answer

It can be incredibly frustrating to manage medical costs without insurance, especially with frequent tests like CMPs. If you're struggling with costs, consider these strategies:

1. Look into patient assistance programs or nonprofit organizations that help with medical expenses.
2. Ask your doctor about reducing the frequency of tests or alternative testing options.
3. Check for community health clinics offering sliding scale fees.
4. Explore resources like the article "4 Ways To Reduce the Cost of Medication" at url: https://www.myPBCteam.com/resources/ways-to-red... for additional tips.

You're not alone in this—many face similar challenges, and there are resources to help.

December 11
A myPBCteam Member

I have. It’s still expensive for my whole family. Coverage through my job will drop my income to $800 every other week and affordable care act coverage will be about $1700 a month for mediocre coverage.

December 11
A myPBCteam Member

I'm so sorry you have no insurance. Have you looked into getting covered through the Affordable Care Act?

December 11
A myPBCteam Member

I truly wish we were able to give medication that for example I can't take to other's that are able. It's not drug's per day most of them are horrible in my opinion. God bless all of you. Maybe we should write to our Congress regarding this.

December 11

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