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Minas Tirith | Another Thing Perscription prices get going up, up, up
Health insurance benifits are being more restrictive and/or going down.
What do you do if you're on a fixed income?
Scenario :
You go to a doctor, who diagnoses a condition, which requires a expensive medication. You go to have it filled & are told it is not covered under your plan. Sure, you can file a protect with the insurance company, but that could take weeks! You need the drug NOW. You find that you can order it on-line, at a fraction of the cost. What are you going to do?
The first group that comes to mind are the elderly, who can require a lot of perscriptions. But it can cover a wider group. A lot of people have no medical coverage at all, or just minimal. Also, someone can say "I know someone who has my condition and they take xxx. I don't have to go to a doctor, I'll just order xxx online". But they don't know what they're doing, have no medical advice. Even something like Viagra shouldn't be taken by certain people.
And if the drugs are ordered from outside the US [or even inside] you don't always know what you are getting. It may be expired, a generic or something that is seen as a substitute. There is no quality control.
I have to admit, I didn't think of the angle of buying the pills & peddling them, but that's an issue too.
And the reason that things are cheaper in Europe is over there, more emphasis is placed on the individual. If they take something that's going to screw them up, it's their own fault so they think more about what they do. Everything is not idiot proofed [I apologize if I'm wrong on this, I don't have any first hand info, but going through what other people have told me] |
