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Same exact thing happened with my wife's epipen, turned up an order of magnitude. 300$ for a two-pack via insurance. 40$ for a two pack OTC. Pharmacist said
by existencebox 8y ago
Same exact thing happened with my wife's epipen, turned up an order of magnitude. 300$ for a two-pack via insurance. 40$ for a two pack OTC. Pharmacist said _nothing_ and it was only after she called me to be angry about how expensive it was that I realized it was the mylan ripoff and told her to request a generic.
And this for a medicine that she'll literally die without. I see red even thinking about this. I don't understand how to get the broader populous to realize how dangerously broken this system is if they haven't by now.
- treyfitty 8y agoI used to think "oh, there's probably a good reason for this" in all facets of life, including healthcare in the US. Then my father had a heart attack, and I was exposed to just how stupid the whole system is. By and large, there are policies, procedures, and business practices that were written with good intentions, but we've evolved into a society where the most important P is Profit. People generally just purchase insurance and think they're "covered." If the whole population only knew how dirty the system is, there'd be change. But simply because of the obfuscated nature of the system, there is no good reason for why things are the way they are.
- vernie 8y agoThe profits are a great reason. Not necessarily for your dad, but definitely for some people who couldn't care less about your dad.