Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles
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@jolly said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
Antibody levels.
We aren't utilizing the test like we should. I know antibody levels don't always equate to immunity levels, but they do give us some ballpark figures. I know several healthcare professionals who have had COVID, that check their antibody levels every thirty days. They're not going to vaccinate until those levels drop significantly.
Instead of one-size-fits-all medicine, why don't we consider things like antibody levels and natural immunity?
Do you see the general public checking their antibody levels every thirty days? How much would that cost and is that even feasible given the size of the US population and the testing capacity we have (or can reasonably scale up) today? Would be more or less antithetical to freedom/liberty to get one to two jabs a year for vaccination or to get 12 or more needle sticks a year to check antibody levels every 30 days?
@axtremus said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
@jolly said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
Antibody levels.
We aren't utilizing the test like we should. I know antibody levels don't always equate to immunity levels, but they do give us some ballpark figures. I know several healthcare professionals who have had COVID, that check their antibody levels every thirty days. They're not going to vaccinate until those levels drop significantly.
Instead of one-size-fits-all medicine, why don't we consider things like antibody levels and natural immunity?
Do you see the general public checking their antibody levels every thirty days? How much would that cost and is that even feasible given the size of the US population and the testing capacity we have (or can reasonably scale up) today? Would be more or less antithetical to freedom/liberty to get one to two jabs a year for vaccination or to get 12 or more needle sticks a year to check antibody levels every 30 days?
Wouldn't have to do it every 90 days. Do the studies and determine the appropriate times.
Can we scale up? Helluva lot easier than the PCR test.
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@jolly said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
Antibody levels.
We aren't utilizing the test like we should. I know antibody levels don't always equate to immunity levels, but they do give us some ballpark figures. I know several healthcare professionals who have had COVID, that check their antibody levels every thirty days. They're not going to vaccinate until those levels drop significantly.
Instead of one-size-fits-all medicine, why don't we consider things like antibody levels and natural immunity?
Do you see the general public checking their antibody levels every thirty days? How much would that cost and is that even feasible given the size of the US population and the testing capacity we have (or can reasonably scale up) today? Would be more or less antithetical to freedom/liberty to get one to two jabs a year for vaccination or to get 12 or more needle sticks a year to check antibody levels every 30 days?
@axtremus said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
Do you see the general public checking their antibody levels every thirty days?
Sure, Emmy celebs do it every 48 hours.
Additionally, the department was told that all attendees tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of the event. Similarly, production crews were required to be vaccinated or test negative for the virus twice per week.
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Does anybody really have an issue with insurers no longer waiving the copays for COVID related treatment? I don’t.
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Does anybody really have an issue with insurers no longer waiving the copays for COVID related treatment? I don’t.
@lufins-dad said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
Does anybody really have an issue with insurers no longer waiving the copays for COVID related treatment? I don’t.
You have to understand, The Holy Compost ran a story and acolyte Ax was smitten by the Word.
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Does anybody really have an issue with insurers no longer waiving the copays for COVID related treatment? I don’t.
@lufins-dad said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
Does anybody really have an issue with insurers no longer waiving the copays for COVID related treatment? I don’t.
Why did they wave them in the first place?
Was it a mistake or has the environment changed?
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Are you lumping in vaccinated vs. unvaccinated?
You know what? I'm taking care of these type patients. You don't. I work with a lot of healthcare professionals that aren't vaxxed. If it doesn't bother them, it doesn't bother me.
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We had to change the definition of vaccine, to cover COVID vaccines. They really aren't, not in the traditional sense in that they prevent disease.
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Why should you be afraid of the unvaxxed? You've taken the vaccine. You're safe. Or are you? Or do you just live in perpetual fear? Life is too short for irrational fear.
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In the case of a vaccination that isn't a vaccination, if people choose to not take the vaccine or if they have had the disease and have natural immunity, I feel they should have the freedom to make their own decisions. I'm not ready for your brand of facism.
@jolly said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
In the case of a vaccination that isn't a vaccination, if people choose to not take the vaccine or if they have had the disease and have natural immunity, I feel they should have the freedom to make their own decisions.
So why did you get vaccinated since you had already acquired natural immunity and you don't consider the vaccine is really a vaccine?
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@jolly said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
In the case of a vaccination that isn't a vaccination, if people choose to not take the vaccine or if they have had the disease and have natural immunity, I feel they should have the freedom to make their own decisions.
So why did you get vaccinated since you had already acquired natural immunity and you don't consider the vaccine is really a vaccine?
@renauda said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
@jolly said in Insurers stopped waiving COVID-19 co-pays and deductibles:
In the case of a vaccination that isn't a vaccination, if people choose to not take the vaccine or if they have had the disease and have natural immunity, I feel they should have the freedom to make their own decisions.
So why did you get vaccinated since you had already acquired natural immunity and you don't consider the vaccine is really a vaccine?
Because I run the antibody levels, Mortimer, so I knew pretty much where I stood. I wanted to jack them a little higher, because while many of you wonder if you are exposed, I'm routinely exposed to COVID.
