Is Insurance Enough for Testosterone Therapy?

Name: Is Insurance Enough for Testosterone Therapy?
Uploaded: 2024-06-07T16:00:46+00:00
Duration: 39 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok explains that some insurers, like Blue Cross in Michigan, reimburse testosterone at 50 mg every two weeks, far below the typical 200…

7 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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Dr. Charles Mok explains that some insurers, like Blue Cross in Michigan, reimburse testosterone at 50 mg every two weeks, far below the typical 200 mg/week dose. These low covered amounts barely raise testosterone levels and won't relieve symptoms.

Questions this video answers

50 milligrams of injectable testosterone every two weeks.

200 milligrams every week (or 100 milligrams twice a week).

About 25 milligrams per week (50 mg every two weeks).

From about 190 to roughly 260–280 (described as 'just get you barely there').

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When insurance does pay for testosterone, they don't pay for enough testosterone replacement to get you to a therapeutic level. They pay for enough testosterone replacement to get you to a level where you're no longer severely low testosterone. For example, Blue Cross in Michigan will pay for 50 milligrams of injectable testosterone every two weeks. Now, the standard dosing in North America that we see is 200 milligrams every week or 100 milligrams twice a week. So 200 milligrams a week, say, on average. And the Blue Cross says, well, we'll pay for 25 milligrams a week, but you give it 50 milligrams every other week, which is just too low of a dose. It will get your level from 190 to say, 260 or 70 or 80, just get you barely there. And we know that's not going to make a man feel better.