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Tree Lady

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26. I just started getting medical bills

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 07:30 PM

Feb 2025

I never got before with medicare. I have Blueshield as my supplement bluecross was no longer a option. We have never paid a cent for going to the doctor, getting regular labs test and xrays.

Hubby was super sick with virus of some kind and bad chest cough. Went to doctor he gave him flu and covid test, they charged $200 a piece for those! Then chest xray to see if he had pneumonia. He had viral bronchitis.

After medicare and supplement they want almost $400 from us. I will be fighting this bill, scares me now to even go to doctor, what used to be covered is not now. And by a lot!

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This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2025 #85

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