Hi Teamshrink -

JoAnne got it right -- Cancer is not cheap. Right after Kenny was diagnosised, I called our insurance customers service department and they were super! They reviewed all the ins & outs of Cancer treatment billing and confirmed the docs were in the network, etc. My last tally for all of Kenny's 2005 treatments (both radiation & chemo), tests, scans, follow-ups, etc. was around $108,000. We quickly hit the annual out of pocket cap, so most of this was adjusted by the provider or paid by the insurance company. We met the out of pocket cap early again this year. Most of his perscriptions were generic - so they fell into the lowest amount per Rx ($10 each for us).

At your first appointments, meet with the business office manager and make payment arrangements up front. You do not want to have nasty letters or calls coming in while you are in the middle of this battle. Easier delt with head on.

Hang in there -
Carol