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Originally Posted by Scorpyo
Yeah, you would think the shots should be covered 100% given that it should, in my opinion, be considered preventative medicine. I have Humana Advantage in GA. My portion was $153.83 at Walmart Pharmacy. I'm not complaining about the cost especially considering the alternative. I wonder how much more than the $153.83 it would have cost Humana had I contracted Shingles?
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We had a Humana Advantage plan in Va and if I remember correctly each shot was about $ 90 each.
When we thought I had contracted shingles after the vaccinations my nurse sister pushed me to go to a local emergency room for treatment.
The nurse practitioner who saw me first decided it was a bug bite but asked him if there was a more senior physician there would could give me a second opinion.
He walked in and 15 seconds later said you have shingles and gave the NP a bit of a lesson on diagnosing shingles.
Gave me prescription for an antiviral. Bill for emergency room was somewhere about $ 1500 and Humana brought it down to about $ 500 and we paid about $ 100. Money well spent by us.
Apparently the Humana Gold plan sold here in Florida would give much better coverage at a cheaper price for all kinds of things medical.