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NightWatcher

(39,360 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:57 PM Jan 2014

Yay, Mayo has Doctors familiar with my disease(s)

And lucky for me, there's a Mayo campus nearby.

But unfortunately they require a cash deposit of $5K before they'll see me. I'll be eligible for Medicare in a few months but I'm afraid it'll still cost me an arm and a leg (or maybe just a few toes, HA).

Greatest Healthcare System in the World? Ok, sure, but when all I can do is look at the entrance to their campus and cannot afford to go in, it sucks pretty bad.

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Yay, Mayo has Doctors familiar with my disease(s) (Original Post) NightWatcher Jan 2014 OP
Check around with the support group(s) for your disease(s) hedgehog Jan 2014 #1

hedgehog

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1. Check around with the support group(s) for your disease(s)
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 03:48 PM
Jan 2014

you may find names of local doctors who are as good for much less. On the other hand, once you are on Medicare, it may be that the $5K deposit gets waived!

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