Alex HallAll my life, I had Medicare. Basically, free healthcare. This was a combination of my blindness, my family, and my lack of high enough income. Then, during the pandemic, they extended Medicare coverage. This year, they finally took me off it. I'm now part of the group that gets to weigh the expense of ambulances, ER visits, and optional surgeries against how much they'll cost. Oh, and no dental coverage at all on my new plan. My deductable? $5000. Thanks America.
@alexhall I was recently prescribed Tasimelteon for #Non24. Almost had a heart attack when the pharmacist told me what it cost without the prescription… I mean… Executive bonuses don’t pay themselves I guess. My co-pay is 5 bucks. It’s not perfect, but thank God forObamacare.
@Cristobalm Those prices don't even sound real. I take a very expensive medication, and I'm honestly scared to tell the hospital about my new insurance because of how much they might tell me I have to pay. Plus, being an IV medication, I have to spend a few hours in the hospital itself to have it administered. That won't be cheap either.
@alexhall One of the side effects of this medication is vivid dreams/nightmares. I told a friend, I’d better have the best wet dreams ever considering how much these things cost.
I was also prescribed a C-PAP machine. When I let the technician know that the touchscreen model they wanted to give me wasn’t going to work, they said they write their supplier asking for an older button/knob model, but it wasn’t guaranteed since they were pushing the touchscreen one. God forbid they give the patient what they need instead of what’s good for their bottom line.
welcome to the healthcare marketplace…
I was also prescribed a C-PAP machine. When I let the technician know that the touchscreen model they wanted to give me wasn’t going to work, they said they write their supplier asking for an older button/knob model, but it wasn’t guaranteed since they were pushing the touchscreen one. God forbid they give the patient what they need instead of what’s good for their bottom line.
welcome to the healthcare marketplace…
@Cristobalm That's ridiculous. Worse is that there's no law saying medical devices have to be, or be able to be made, accessible. Best of luck with those dreams though!
@Cristobalm @alexhall I’ve been on Hetlioz since 2016 and I very rarely remember my dreams and never have nightmares, so hopefully you don’t have any either!