copay

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While you may have a $15 copay, your doctor is charging well over $100 for their time, sometimes more.

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  • Also, I wonder how many people realize just how inexpensive some of these antibiotics are-these pharmacies are giving away the generics, which might cost a $5 copay or even less, not the branded drugs resulting in pharmacy sticker shock. —  NYT > Home Page
  • The copay is used to assist in the self-management of care by the inmates and to assist in offsetting costs of medical care. —  The Examiner Home RSS
  • I can't afford to pay $50 every time I need to see a doctor, and my lowest rx copay is $25. —  Political Animal
  • A copay is a flat dollar amount that needs to be paid to a health care provider for services rendered.
  • I am in constant pain from my wisdom teeth because I don't have enough money to pay for the copay on the surgery to get them removed. —  Greedy or Needy - Latest Wishes
 

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