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My father recently passed, and a month or so afterwards we got a bill from the nursing home pharmacy who, apparently, couldn't figure out how to bill his insura
by WallWextra 10y ago
My father recently passed, and a month or so afterwards we got a bill from the nursing home pharmacy who, apparently, couldn't figure out how to bill his insurance.
The price for 30 atorvastatin, whose out-of-pocket cost is about $20, was $160. The same with other cheap generic heart medications.
Complaining about high drug costs is a red herring. Drug prices are a small fraction of healthcare costs, and even if new drugs were made cheap, healthcare providers would still overcharge for them.