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DrunksInSpace t1_j0z1pvg wrote

Reply to comment by surnik22 in Molecule that mimics insulin opens new doors for a diabetes pill by rchaudhary

Insurance companies may cover it if it is cheaper than expected long term costs of not having a shot.

I can’t tell you how many teach patients get one suction set up per month to clear their trachs and keep getting hospitalized with recurrent tracheitis and respiratory tract infections (upper and/or lower). Suctioning is a routine procedure that is done aseptically (sterile gloves and equipment) multiple times a day in a clinical setting, with all new equipment each time.

Assuming companies are smart with their money is not always a safe bet.

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absentmindedjwc t1_j12zfkl wrote

The thing OP doesn't understand here - insurance companies may not want to cover it depending on how long term of a cost it is. If there's a chance that they're the ones holding the bag at the end, then they'll happily cover it.... but if the complications of it won't rear its head until 20 years later... they'll gamble that someone else will be left holding the bag when it comes time to pay up.

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