hi Siouxbee,

it is unclear if insurance will pay. the hospital doc told me that it is covered by Medicare, which is the standard by which many insurance companies follow. however, some companies (as he noted bcbs) have listed hbo as experimental.. although it is a well known effective treatment... if my company denies, he said appropriate letters will be written to try to over ride the denial.. which he expects to be the case.

so i go on faith that all will work out... the costs are about $900 per day... 30 days gets a bit expensive for most of us.

the hospital attitude is full speed ahead. i've signed the financial papers, so they got me on the hook.

i wish your husband well and will look for your posts.

cu,
larryb