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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]MH1
(17,600 posts)62. You nailed it in one sentence, and not just about drug prices, the insurance system in general.
Where you say
This was an ordeal that no one should have to go through. I'm 59 and it was a headache for me, I just wonder how many people my mother's age, don't have an advocate and paid full price for this drug.
... you could replace "paid full price for this drug" with "can't make a bit of sense of all this paperwork and end up paying for things they shouldn't have to pay for".
For many years I helped out my elderly parents almost every weekend. Due to many medical issues, there was a constant flow of improperly denied claims and bullshit paperwork (unbelievable how many friggin' times they want a "coordination of benefits" form). My poor mother was going crazy over it. I know I contributed somewhat to some sanity and resolution of most of the issues. But it took a toll on me. And after going through that I wondered what it is like for elderly people who have no one to help them with it, or maybe their kids aren't that astute or available or whatever.
That's when I began to hate the health insurance system in this country with the fire of a thousand suns.
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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