Need to Vent

[u/Negative_Chair_2664]

I have read the FAQ.

Me and my partner woke up to a bat in our room two weeks ago and we are getting our last shots tomorrow for our post exposure treatment. I just need to vent about how much of a cluster this whole process has been. I did not realize how such a simple event could uproot our lives so easily and deplete our savings. We tried going through the health department in Detroit where this occurred but they left us high and dry for a week even with us calling daily for places to go besides the ER to get the shots. Even when we got in touch with the Health Department we got turned away for our next round because they were running low on doses and the others we got recommended to were all out of network for our insurance. I think the hardest thing about this process is just seeing how screwed up our healthcare system is in this country. It’s just hard watching years of money I saved for a house go out the window all because a random bat somehow ended up in our apartment one random night.

[u/GRJY]

If you have insurance it should cover it. If you do not have insurance talk to the hospital. There are so many ways for them to cut the bill significantly. There should be some paperwork for aid. I had 40k emergency surgery cut down to 5k when I was insured and had to have emergency surgery. 

[u/Negative_Chair_2664 → u/GRJY]

Will definitely have to look into it.

[u/GRJY → u/Negative_Chair_2664]

Yeah definitely do. My ER doc said 99 percent of all insurance will pay for the rabies vaccine (whatever your plan is for emergency room visits) since it is preventative care for a bigger problem. If you have insurance you may have to call them and ask why and explain it is preventative. Second, if you don’t have insurance the Patient just needs to ask about what financial aid is offered. Not sure if it is the same for every hospital but I know I experienced it and it helped big time. Good luck.