My PICC Line

My personal journey, with aplastic anemia, through the healthcare industry

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Entries Tagged ‘cost’

Five on Friday: Facts on Bone Marrow Donation

As I start hearing the words “bone marrow transplant” more and more, I also hear more and more ignorance as to what it actually means to be a bone marrow donor. The following information was collected directly from marrow.org, the National Marrow Donor Program website and my own personal experience undergoing a bone marrow biopsy [...]

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Good read: “No Cash for medical bills? Bartering pays”

On my days at the clinic it’s no surprise to see a long line of people awaiting a “meeting” with the billing department. Getting sick is expensive and not everybody has great heath insurance, let alone health insurance at all. There are a lot of different groups who have a interest in seeing that those [...]

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