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Re: Affordable Care Act

Well said Mary Anne.

Re: Affordable Care Act

So many things I am afraid of. Slept for two weeks after first chemo. Didn't get nauseous, but didn't eat, trouble drinking, needed hydration and wbc. barley able to function, constipation so bad. Always cold. Not dizzy but loss of balance. Friday will be the second chemo. I am so depressed. I have no idea of insurance coverage. Lost my hair all ready. How to fight this?

Re: Affordable Care Act

I think people should need to start weighing pros and cons of seeing a doctor as health insurance costs increase. The cost of insuring a family rose to $15,073 for 2011. That is nearly twice the amount it cost a decade ago. In 2001, the cost of insuring a family was $7,061 per year. Since 2001, wages have only increased by 34 percent. Premiums for family coverage rose by $2,393 per year since 2009, according to Forbes. Source: Cost of health insurance going up

Re: Affordable Care Act

It is hard to get a clear picture either way. But thanks to all who are posting what they know for sure about it, as well as their questions, so we all can continue to consider any issues and facts about different situations.

In the last decade we have gone from a standard of care that did not routinely recommend such drugs as trastuzumab for early stage HER2 positive bc, to routinely recommending it for most HER2 positive bc patients. It is not an "inexpensive" drug to prescribe or give or monitor, especially when given in addition to the standard chemotherapy. Around half of the patients receiving it are believed to benefit from it, and I wouldn't try to set a value on that.

My point is only to say that very spendy newer health care practices DO cost a LOT more than when these drugs were not recommended a decade ago, and regardless of which "health care system" is in place, the premiums are going to go UP to cover those increased costs.

A.A.