cest_elle: $17,000?! :eek2:
Pretty interesting to read about all these differences between health care systems in relation to Remicade in different countries...
I live in The Netherlands. Here we pay around €100 per month for (mandatory) health insurance, with a €375 deductable per year.
Remicade costs around €600 per 100mg, so for me that would around €1800 per 6-weekly infusion, which the hospital directly declares at the health insurance company and is fully covered.
So... I pay around €1575 of health insurance each year (12 x €100 + €375) for everything: medication (including Remicade), consults with my specialist(s), etc. Not too bad I think
Just checked my health insurance, and I'm already far over my deductible (>€600), and that's only on 6MP and allopurinol, so I guess everything from now on is fully covered for the rest of the year :ylol: