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David Bianculli

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
6673 total appearances

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Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Well, you have a right to get that information. You can write to your insurance company to get it. We have on our website an aid for people to draft letters seeking your claim records. You know, one of the things we found when we were looking into insurance denials is that very few people ever challenge a denial. It's a small, small, small percentage. a single-digit percentage.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Well, you have a right to get that information. You can write to your insurance company to get it. We have on our website an aid for people to draft letters seeking your claim records. You know, one of the things we found when we were looking into insurance denials is that very few people ever challenge a denial. It's a small, small, small percentage. a single-digit percentage.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Well, you have a right to get that information. You can write to your insurance company to get it. We have on our website an aid for people to draft letters seeking your claim records. You know, one of the things we found when we were looking into insurance denials is that very few people ever challenge a denial. It's a small, small, small percentage. a single-digit percentage.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

But when people do challenge them, they're often successful, you know, as much as half the time. So if you have been denied prior authorization for something or if a claim came in and it was denied, it's worth the efforts, especially if it's a significant amount of money, to challenge it. It's well worth the effort if it's an amount of money that makes a difference to you.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

But when people do challenge them, they're often successful, you know, as much as half the time. So if you have been denied prior authorization for something or if a claim came in and it was denied, it's worth the efforts, especially if it's a significant amount of money, to challenge it. It's well worth the effort if it's an amount of money that makes a difference to you.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

But when people do challenge them, they're often successful, you know, as much as half the time. So if you have been denied prior authorization for something or if a claim came in and it was denied, it's worth the efforts, especially if it's a significant amount of money, to challenge it. It's well worth the effort if it's an amount of money that makes a difference to you.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

I think that's a fair question. And the way that we thought was best to deal with that was to be transparent. You know, I have this disease. I am a patient on this drug. I could at some point be financially impacted, you know, depending on... My insurance, which, as I mentioned, has changed several times. So we thought it was important to let people know.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

I think that's a fair question. And the way that we thought was best to deal with that was to be transparent. You know, I have this disease. I am a patient on this drug. I could at some point be financially impacted, you know, depending on... My insurance, which, as I mentioned, has changed several times. So we thought it was important to let people know.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

I think that's a fair question. And the way that we thought was best to deal with that was to be transparent. You know, I have this disease. I am a patient on this drug. I could at some point be financially impacted, you know, depending on... My insurance, which, as I mentioned, has changed several times. So we thought it was important to let people know.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

And when I sought to interview people, I would tell them I'm a patient. I take the drug. And then people can make their own conclusions about what motivates me. I will say that being a patient changed my perspective. And before I even started on this story. I wondered, is it worth doing? Because for me, this is working. I don't have to pay much.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

And when I sought to interview people, I would tell them I'm a patient. I take the drug. And then people can make their own conclusions about what motivates me. I will say that being a patient changed my perspective. And before I even started on this story. I wondered, is it worth doing? Because for me, this is working. I don't have to pay much.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

And when I sought to interview people, I would tell them I'm a patient. I take the drug. And then people can make their own conclusions about what motivates me. I will say that being a patient changed my perspective. And before I even started on this story. I wondered, is it worth doing? Because for me, this is working. I don't have to pay much.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Why write about it if these high prices mean I get an effective drug? But ultimately, I came down on the side of this doesn't work for everybody. And that there's so much more research and discoveries that need to happen. And we need money for that. And a lot of money is going to things like stock buybacks and executive pay and just to the bottom line.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Why write about it if these high prices mean I get an effective drug? But ultimately, I came down on the side of this doesn't work for everybody. And that there's so much more research and discoveries that need to happen. And we need money for that. And a lot of money is going to things like stock buybacks and executive pay and just to the bottom line.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

Why write about it if these high prices mean I get an effective drug? But ultimately, I came down on the side of this doesn't work for everybody. And that there's so much more research and discoveries that need to happen. And we need money for that. And a lot of money is going to things like stock buybacks and executive pay and just to the bottom line.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

And I'm not saying that they shouldn't make a profit. They have a good drug. They should make a profit. But it was such an extraordinary amount that could have been directed to other resources that help patients in the long run.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

And I'm not saying that they shouldn't make a profit. They have a good drug. They should make a profit. But it was such an extraordinary amount that could have been directed to other resources that help patients in the long run.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

And I'm not saying that they shouldn't make a profit. They have a good drug. They should make a profit. But it was such an extraordinary amount that could have been directed to other resources that help patients in the long run.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

When Janice Ian was young, she was very precocious. She got her first song, both lyrics and music, printed in the same folk music magazine that first published a song by Bob Dylan. But at the time, she was only 13.

Fresh Air
His Cancer Meds Were Nearly $1K A Pill. How Did That Happen?

When Janice Ian was young, she was very precocious. She got her first song, both lyrics and music, printed in the same folk music magazine that first published a song by Bob Dylan. But at the time, she was only 13.