pontificateverb [ I ] uk â /pÉnËtÉªf.Éª.keÉªt/ us â /pÉËnËtÉªf.É.keÉªt/ disapproving. âº to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct: I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on/about parenting. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
The switch could also save patients $5 billion in insurance copayments, according to a new study in Health Affairs. Ranibizumab, more commonly known by its brand name Lucentis, is delivered as an injection to the eye and runs about $2,023 per dose.Many patients require up to 12 injections per year. That's why some doctors choose to prescribe the much cheaper drug Avastin (bevacizumab) instead, which costs around $55 per dose.n 2010, the combined cost of using Avastin and Lucentis to treat eye disorders was around $2 billion â or about one-sixth of the entire Medicare Part B drug budget.
1 Legacy Health, an operator of hospitals and clinics in Portland, OR, charges $11,298-$36,221 for an average heart stent placement surgery; the company reported an average charge of $36,221. put in over 200 per year. I work for a group of 4 cardiologist. The cost of a stent is anywhere from 1500.00 to 3000.00. The overall cost do the procedure what the hospital charges is anywhere from 16000.00 to 22000.00. As time goes on insurances allow less money and will not pay if people come back within 30 days.