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In reply to the discussion: My 96 hour ordeal in getting a prescription for my 85 year old mom........ [View all]panader0
(25,816 posts)16. Way to take care of your mom...
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My 96 hour ordeal in getting a prescription for my 85 year old mom........ [View all]
mrmpa
Feb 2016
OP
Nope. Both say they will fix it. Only one actually intends to follow through
kristopher
Feb 2016
#65
crapitalism. we are to be milked for maximum profit. ferrari's ain't cheap. + yachts.
pansypoo53219
Feb 2016
#17
My hubby was in germany last week, business, had a heart prob & was admitted to cardiac iCU
peacebird
Feb 2016
#6
We know what it will take, a switch to a system used by real first world counties
Dragonfli
Feb 2016
#13
Right, but at least the government isn't getting between your mom and her doctor!
Brickbat
Feb 2016
#10
The only answer to this is Single-Payer Healthcare with the government setting price controls on
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2016
#19
Part D drugs are not price controlled and many drugs are not covered at all under apart D.
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2016
#83
There are definitely some drug company coupons you can't use if you're on Medicare Part D.
blue neen
Feb 2016
#81
Before they closed the medicare part D loophole I once had to pay $1400 for a prescription for my 87
kimbutgar
Feb 2016
#25
You nailed it in one sentence, and not just about drug prices, the insurance system in general.
MH1
Feb 2016
#62
between this kind of BS and the "war on drugs" painkiller hysteria, it's impossible for people to
TheFrenchRazor
Feb 2016
#66