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Skidmore

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1. It's not only young adults who do this but retirement aged people do to.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2013, 07:37 AM

Apr 2013

Medications are expensive. I have refused prescriptions from my doctor for anything less than the absolute essential medication (I have one medication that I cannot live without--literally). I don't seek treatment for every little thing either. Future costs are very much a part of our consideration as are the side effects of a lot of these medications. We have watched too many older people start down a slippery slope of medicines to treat side effects of other medications until their cupboards are virtually pharmacies. Big Pharma has been left free of obligations for too long.

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Adults Skipping Medicines to Save Money, Research Finds [View all] xchrom Apr 2013 OP

It's not only young adults who do this but retirement aged people do to. Skidmore Apr 2013 #1

Major duh. That's been going on for quite some time. nt. OldDem2012 Apr 2013 #2

no secret--i've done it dembotoz Apr 2013 #3

Glasses, hearing aid, is it covered by Medicare? Downwinder Apr 2013 #4