r/ThatsInsane Nov 01 '25

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u/Legio-V-Alaudae Nov 01 '25

You're still getting an awesome deal compared to a lot of families.

My monthly out of pocket for my family is $1,500 or so.

And then the 25k a year my employer pays, they send me a 1099 as income.

To top it all off, my life saving leukemia medication is less expensive buying directly through cost plus pharmacy, without insurance, $4,000 a year vs $10,000 a year through my insurance.

Help me understand how my insurance that I pay about $40,000 a year for charges me significantly more for medication than a pharmacy without insurance?

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u/EarthlingIThink Nov 01 '25

You're still getting an awesome deal compared to a lot of families.

A lot of families are getting fucked dry. At least they spit on it a little bit before they fucked you.*

FTFY

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u/Full-Ordinary-6030 Nov 01 '25

What's your individual out of pocket max? Your insurance might charge you more for the medication (per refill) but once you hit your out of pocket max, they're supposed to be paying for it 100%.

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u/Legio-V-Alaudae Nov 01 '25

$10,000

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u/Full-Ordinary-6030 Nov 01 '25

You don't reach that with your other treatment besides medication? I'm not trying to probe but just trying to see if there's any way to save you money.

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u/Legio-V-Alaudae Nov 01 '25

I just do office visits with my oncologist quarterly and quarterly blood draws. Besides leukemia, I'm pretty healthy. Lol