US insurance providers and malaria drugs

tacita · Jan 25th, 2007, 08:26

the common wisdom among people with whom i've spoken about vaccinations needed to travel is that most US health insurance companies/plans will not cover them. (i.e., penny-wise and pound-foolish)

i had decided to go with malarone ($7/tablet, 24 tablets!) over lariam, irrespective of the cost, because of its lower side-effect profile. so imagine my glee today to discover that my health insurance paid for the malarone!

i hadn't intended even to submit claims for my vaccinations administered by a non-participating provider on the assumption that they'd not be paid. i pass this on so that those similarly situated don't compromise on a malaria drug-of-choice based on cost until it's been established definitively that it's not covered.

Sama · Jan 25th, 2007, 10:30

my health insurance (i.e., the insurance that my husband's company provides) paid for the majority of my shots, plus only had to pay a co-pay for the malarone....

beklemmung · Jan 25th, 2007, 11:50

I'm definitely going to submit a claim. I just paid nearly $1000 - thank you Japanese encephalitis for being $152 a shot, three shots necessary.

tacita · Jan 25th, 2007, 12:03

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Originally Posted by beklemmung

I'm definitely going to submit a claim. I just paid nearly $1000 - thank you Japanese encephalitis for being $152 a shot, three shots necessary.

ouch!

ChaiMom · Jan 25th, 2007, 13:09

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Originally Posted by beklemmung

Japanese encephalitis for being $152 a shot.....

My travel clinic wouldn't give me this shot when I asked for it.. they said it wasn't necessary?? Should I have insisted??

Jan 25th, 2007, 08:26	#1
tacita Maha Mutant Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gotham Posts: 1,413	US insurance providers and malaria drugs the common wisdom among people with whom i've spoken about vaccinations needed to travel is that most US health insurance companies/plans will not cover them. (i.e., penny-wise and pound-foolish) i had decided to go with malarone ($7/tablet, 24 tablets!) over lariam, irrespective of the cost, because of its lower side-effect profile. so imagine my glee today to discover that my health insurance paid for the malarone! i hadn't intended even to submit claims for my vaccinations administered by a non-participating provider on the assumption that they'd not be paid. i pass this on so that those similarly situated don't compromise on a malaria drug-of-choice based on cost until it's been established definitively that it's not covered. __________________ Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. ~Helen Keller

Jan 25th, 2007, 10:30	#2
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,434	my health insurance (i.e., the insurance that my husband's company provides) paid for the majority of my shots, plus only had to pay a co-pay for the malarone.... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

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Jan 25th, 2007, 11:50	#3
beklemmung nub Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 85	I'm definitely going to submit a claim. I just paid nearly $1000 - thank you Japanese encephalitis for being $152 a shot, three shots necessary.

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