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Toddler's backyard snake bite bills totaled more than a quarter-million dollars
For snakebite victims, antivenom is critical — and costly. It took more than $200,000 worth of antivenom to save one toddler’s life after he was bitten by a rattlesnake.
(Ariana Drehsler for KFF Health News)Antivenom, an antibody therapy that disables certain toxins, is administered via an intravenous line, directly into the bloodstream. Leslie V. Boyer, a doctor and toxicology researcher, helped found a group that was instrumental in developing Anavip, as well as the other available snake antivenom, CroFab, which dominated the market for decades. The insurer covering Brigland — Sharp Health Plan, which did not respond to requests for comment — negotiated down the antivenom charges by tens of thousands of dollars.
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