RSV Vacination

So i have signed my son up to start his RSV series in November and I can't BELEIVE how expensive the co-pay is on this medication. Since he was a micro preemie he qualifies for medicaid coverage for the first year of his life and thank goodness for that because without it i would be paying between 200 and 700 a MONTH for these injections (dosage based on his weight so I don't know what dose he will be getting yet). Also my insurance company only approved the vaccine through march and RSV season goes til april. Will that one month make a big difference? Should I be imploring that they approve that last month? I can't beleive this med is so unaffordable! especially when it is so necessary for preemies.

He should be getting 5 shots total, starting the beginning of Nov., most kids get their last shots in March cause it goes until the end of the month.

RSV shot can cost up to 2000-5000 a shot from what I've heard!! Our copay is going to be $120  

Quoting {tamz}:" He should be getting 5 shots total, starting the beginning of Nov., most kids get their last shots in ... [snip!] ... the end of the month. RSV shot can cost up to 2000-5000 a shot from what I've heard!! Our copay is going to be $120  "

Well that makes me feel better, ty. I thought he would miss a month. However his medicaid runs out on Jan 20 (his bday). I don't know how i will afford the last two months of that vaccine :-(. My husband stays home with our son because we were told not to place him in child care for at least his first year so i am the only one working. This really blows. I wish they were more reasonable with these meds especially since 1 in 12 babies are born prematurely in this country. F-ing pharmacutical companies, like they don't make enough money as it is!

My doctor said it costs 1500 and they have to check my ins to see if my son will be approved . I hope so....he was born at 33 weeks so sgouldnt he get these shots

<blockquote><b>Quoting Erin Weyer:</b>" Well that makes me feel better, ty. I thought he would miss a month. However his medicaid runs out on ... [snip!] ... 1 in 12 babies are born prematurely in this country. F-ing pharmacutical companies, like they don't make enough money as it is!"</blockquote>


I hope you guys are able to get that approved! Even worse news though, they are threatening to make it even harder to get! Go to the preemie chat and check out the link I posted!! And go sign it if you agree.

My sons new pedi and his past two dont even offer the rsv vaccine because most cant afford it. he never got the vaccine and the beginning of this year he got rsv thankfully not bad enough to require hospitalization but I fear that he will get it again this year... he was a 27 weeker so i am looking to find a dr who will give it to him after i see if the ins will approve it.

I'm waiting to see if Cadence will be approved...

Quoting TheHandyMomma:" My sons new pedi and his past two dont even offer the rsv vaccine because most cant afford it. he never ... [snip!] ... this year... he was a 27 weeker so i am looking to find a dr who will give it to him after i see if the ins will approve it."

The hospital where my son was born has an RSV clinic for their preemies but I had the option of having the shots sent to his pedi instead of driving all the way out to the clinic (1hr away). That is really odd that your pedi doesn't administer them...maybe see if the hospital your LO was born at has a clinic?