Time For a Little Good News December 1, 2005
I know I’ve been a very grumpy blogger lately. It’s just that I’ve been in a very grumpy place. When things suck I have to get it out on my blog. I thought it might be nice to have a post of a more upbeat nature every now and then, so I’m going to share my good news of the moment. Lord knows I don’t get good news nearly often enough, so I need to take time to celebrate it.
When my husband started his new job in August, we got new insurance. Once we got this new insurance, I perused the plan line by line looking at the infertility stipulations like any good infertile would. I wasn’t surprised to learn that IVF wouldn’t be covered. That’s not going to happen where we live. However, I was filled with glee when it looked like meds might actually be covered. This new insurance kicked in right after I got pregnant from our last cycle. Even given that, I kept that knowledge in the back of my mind knowing that it might still come in handy in the future. Sure enough, here I am preparing to cycle again.
Well, I called the insurance company yesterday to verify this info and to find out what it would mean for copays, etc. And drum roll please… It looks like I’m going to get all of my stim meds for a whopping $25. Now, if that’s not good news, I don’t know what is.
Now, I won’t truly believe it until I fill my prescriptions, get them home, and look at the credit card statement, but I am so hoping this is really the case. I’m assuming I’m going to be on a shitload of stims like last cycle, so this is going to save us a ton.
In the big picture of IVF finances this is not huge. I mean, it will put us at about $66K instead of $69K or so, but it’s still worth doing a little dance over.
So, yay for a happy post. They don’t come around often enough anymore, but this one’s a goody.
- Posted in : IVF Part 6: IVF #4
- Author : amanda
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Any savings is great news as far as I am concerned! Woo-hoo! I’m so happy for you!
That is KICKASS news, Amanda!
Woohooooooo!
You could try to submit your monitoring expenses and see what happens… I’m sure they wouldn’t cover retrieval and transfer, but maybe the’d cover u/s and b/w!
That’s so great. We are so lucky to have IF coverage that includes IVF- thank god. But I’m glad your meds are covered- maybe its a sign of good things to come with the rest of the cycle.
Erica- I asked my clinic about that, and they told me it wouldn’t fly. I was hoping to get some of that covered, too, but I’ll take what I can get.
That’s great! Every little victory you can get…
Are you kidding!? That’s stupendous news. We intertiles take what we can get.
Awesome. $3000 is nothing to scoff at!
Amanda I’m so pleased. You were so ready for a bit of a break!
This is tremendous news - wahoo! So happy for you. Hey 3K is 3K. I had some bits and pieces for you, but this is so great - one less worry and a bit of brightness for you too.
That’s good news, Amanda! Keeping my fingers and thumbs and toes and elbows and knees crossed that it all works out wonderfully for you this time.
Hooray for drugs!
whoohooo Amanda that is fantabulous news, any win is a good win and in this game it’s doubly lucky. congrats lovely :)
Glad that you’ve got some good news. Good luck as you get back on that horse.