22-Year-Old With Chronic Asthma Died After Inhaler Price Went From $66 to $539: Lawsuit

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6. UHC for my wife

She takes a pen injector every week for her medical condition. Last year the dosage amount was not available and only the half dosage was available. UHC refused to pay for the second pen necessary for her to reach her prescription. Took it as far as I could. The half dosages really messed her up until the correct dosage pen was available.

I think a lot of it is tied to the employer as well. My old employer used the prescription to reach deductible. My new employer (still with UHC) paid nearly the full cost of the medicine without needing to satisfy the deductible.

Corporations love the inelastic demand curve on medicine.