D365 28/365 – Month of dLife supplies
Today is payday, so it was time to refill prescriptions. Here is one month’s supply of prescriptions, insulin, test strips, pump cartridges and pump insertion sets. Thank God I have good health insurance. The original cost of the pills and insulin were $960. Each infusion set costs $13 (I use 10 per month – $130) and each pump cartridge is $3.65 (I use 15 per month – $55). A package of test strips (100 count) is right around $100.
My cost for the prescriptions, test strips and insulin was $154.24 and my pump supplies are covered by insurance (I think I pay 10% – I haven’t had to reorder since getting my pump in June)
Total cost before insurance – $1,170
Cost after insurance – about $175.00
My insurance saved me a little under $1,000 and I pay less than $20 per month for my individual insurance benefit (my employer – the State of Kansas pays for the rest of it).
We don’t work for the joy of our jobs, we work for insurance and other health benefits.
