@lindam272, Linda, posting the whole thing since I had to cut/paste in case anyone else is interested! Hugs! Katherine

From my File Cabinet:

TESTING-baseline and periodic 1. Ethambutol – color vision and visual acuity: GET BASELINE PRIOR TO STARTING .. THEN QUARTERLY
2. Azithromycin – hearing and balance: GET BASELINE PRIOR TO STARTING .. THEN QUARTERLY
3. Rifampin - CBD (blood counts), liver and kidney function tests: GET BASELINE PRIOR TO STARTING .. THEN MONTHLY

OR TESTING:

BASELINE: HEARING AND VISION (Vision: Additional testing for eyes are use of the “eye chart” with letters read at 20 feet, and a red-green color book to distinguish changes in the ability to visualize colors.)

MONTHLY: BLOOD COUNTS, LIVER AND KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS, SPUTUM CULTURES
QUARTERLY: HEARING and VISION

NOTE: Ethambutol – color vision and visual acuity – monthly ( Additional testing for eyes are use of the “eye chart” with letters read at 20 feet, and a red-green color book to distinguish changes in the ability to visualize colors.

For between vision checks: APP- COLOR BLINDNESS- FOR SMARTPHONES .. apps of color blindness, CBT, visual test, and visual acuity .. just go to the App Store on your phone and search each one- Are You Color Blind? by James Kwan)

Well, I just opened a piece of mail today & it's a bill for $27,000 that I owe to Mayo!!! I thought more was covered by my insurance, Highmark BC/BS & my secondary insurance is Medicare. By golly you think it would have been mostly covered!!! So now I ha e to do my "due diligence" & educate myself on just how much my insurance did cover & have it explained to me why their is a remaining $27,000 still needing paid!!! Ugh...insurance companies!!! No matter what, I will never for a moment feel regret or any ill thoughts about my decision to go to Mayo (Rochester)! It was quite an arduous trip for me but so worth it!!!!!! An amazing insituation!!!!! So wish I was closer!!!!! ~Jen

Hi Jen, I was seen at Mayo with good insurance.  They kept sending me a statement that my insurance still owed $2,000.00 for my care (this was after I paid my portion).  I called insurance company and they said they always had problems with Mayo billing.  After two years Mayo sent me a check for I believe at least $1500.00 they said I had overpaid.  Go figure.  Good luck.Linda
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@jentaylor, I never pay anything for at least 6 months. I would call mayo have paper in hand and write down everything. You will be ready to call your insurace company. Often its a medical codeing issue or the wrong insurance was billed first and denies payment until the other one pays first. You would think haveing 2 insurance companies would be great. But it seems they always bill in the wrong order no matter what you tell them. So don't fret too much. They will eventually figure it out. Take care of you!
Becky