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If you don’t have insurance, and in some cases, even if you do have insurance, medication prices are through the roof.
What is the highest price you’ve ever paid for medication, and do you think the prices should be lowered for life-saving medication, such as the EpiPen.
Talk about it….
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With insurance RX copays are $25; when I didn’t have insurance, I think the highest RX was going to be $90 and I went without because I couldn’t afford it.
My brother’s cancer drugs cost $11k per month so he owes millions right now. He will probably die owing that and has NO assets or estate to come after so those AHOLES can suck it for my brother’s debt.
HELL YES life saving drugs should be cheap, AND any drug developed with taxpayer money should be FREE.
Many years ago my son was prescribed Adderall. Much to my dismay it was $272 for a 30 day supply! Yikes! There was no generic at that time.
I feel that certain medications such as an EpiPen or insulin should be lowered in price.
If you find yourself without insurance but need to fill a prescription go to:
http://www.Coast2Coastrx.com/contracostaca for a discount card for your medication.
I have insurance, but still had cost me $130 for the Epipen, which the price is higher now.,…so I do without for the last 7 or 8 years. Just have to read labels and ask about any meals or snacks if there are any cashews or sumac in it.
Just cashews and sumac…that’s interesting. The only thing my wife is allergic too is the oil in the skin of a lime. Found out the hard way at a restaurant one time. Pretty scary. The only thing I’m allergic to is needles 🙂 I have had Kaiser for many moons now and my co-pay is only 20 bucks. Scripts usually around 10 bucks.
@ Simonpure
My kooky cousin would think your wife
had that there Lime Disease.
@ Shoulda Coulda,…Ha!, some people would!
@ Simonpure,…darn for your wife! That one would be harder for me. Giving up cashews was O.K.,…mangos are in the same family, but been fine with them.
I remember on another post you mentioned not liking needles,… same for my Hubby. But, two weeks ago he had Cataract surgery,Yikes! But he managed to get through it, has 20/20 vision, and can’t wait to do the other eye, but it’s far from ready. Yes with Kaiser here too,…for me since I was in 7th grade.
I BLAME THE GOVERNMENT AND THE POLITICAL PARTY I OPPOSE!
Devil’s Advocate: What’s is a life worth?
Depends on whose life we’re talking about.
Ask a lawyer.
I’m lucky to have the coverage I have, my copay is never higher than $1.25 and there have been times when it was only 60 cents. Today I got my annual flu shot and it was free.
The price of all prescription and even some non prescription drugs should be at cost plus ten percent. Seven percent for the manufacturer and three percent for the pharmacy. Prices can vary between pharmacies, so people without insurance should shop around.
Even with good insurance my daughters anti seizure meds cost 300 a month. My meds cost around 250. Asthma inhakers cost around 50 now. Before Obummer Care they were soooo much cheaper. We have the same isurance and pay extra for PPO. What happened?
Where do you have your prescriptions filled? I get zonisamide and phenobarbital for about $20 a month at Costco for my cat, who has epilepsy. Both meds are for humans. Costco fills the prescriptions and charges them at the “uninsured dependent” rate.
My co pay is just $1.00 I have ExtraCare by OptumRX
$0 we have dual coverage. We pay nothing.
I have insurance but it doesn’t always help. The most I ever paid was $180- for 30 days supply of a probiotic. When I research this new script I learned that less then 6 months earlier it was $80-. I switched to another brand & type. I won’t pay the obscene prices unless it would save my life.
A topical ointment went from $70- to $770-. I asked the doctor for an alternative medicine.
Every time I go into Nob Hill or Railey’s it seems the price of somethings has risen 20% – 50%.
$3,500 for a 1 month supply and that was with a $1500 discount from AAA. Currently, half of my insulin is not covered under my insurance, which is $150/mo.
With insurance my monthly co-pays are generally $350/mo.
Expensive for legals, free for illegals.I rest my case.
If you have to, you have to. Be a fool not to take advantage of modern pharmaceuticals to improve quality of life or live longer. But man, I do everything in my power to minimize even over the counter drug intake. And I get off them as soon as possible. It’s not economics, I’m not sure what it is, I just don’t like it. Watch now I’ll die of something easily treatable. 💊
So to answer the question,I don’t know. And yes ,Epi pens should be as ubiquitous as condoms at least. Make the Sacklers subsidize the cost to atone for their sins if that’s what it takes.
The most was $340 for a dual pack Epi Pen.
I was prescribed a medication to rebuild the inside lining of my stomach due to gastritis issues and it was about $420 WITH INSURANCE. My parents were going to Mexico the following week and bought it for me for around $100. It was the same exact medicine at a quarter of the price! If they weren’t going then I would’ve had to fork up the money but instead I waited two weeks for them to return and bring it.
I am on a Butrans pain patch.
It’s $300 per month.
With Good RX I can get it Walgreens for $154
This blog is very difficult to read. I think it’s indefensible what sacrifices we have to make to afford medical treatment and medicine. Yeah, they cost a lot to bring to market, but c’mon, so much profit for letting people live another day a bit more comfortably is criminal. Personally I’ve been a Kaiser member for most of my adult life, so I haven’t paid more than 15 bucks for any prescription ever, and it’s $2.65 per these days. I would’ve been dead 20 times by now if I had been in the positions some people are. I certainly DO think the prices should be lowered for life-saving medication, such as the EpiPen.
It horrible that many seniors and others on fixed incomes have to choose between getting their meds or eating. Check out yang2020.com. He actually proposes some compelling solutions to the cost of medication crisis! Things like Medicare negotiated pricing, international referenced pricing, public manufacturers for generic meds and if all else fails, allowing international importing of meds. Pharmaceutical companies have gotten greedy, this would level the playing field.
I always thought it was in God hands who lived or died. Evidently, I was wrong.
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