Comment on How do people survive in America? This is with insurance!

sparkles@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• suzyq@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have, for my child. A local branch of a charity covers all of the pediatric oncology patients’ prescriptions so the families don’t have to worry about it. They also have prepaid cards that they give out monthly to families to spend on whatever they might need.

  It’s fucked that I’m moved to tears over this practically every time I fill his prescriptions before we head home. Having the medicine he needs shouldn’t have to send someone into bankruptcy if the charity branch didn’t cover it.

  I hate the price of prescriptions in this country.

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  • sparkles@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Arguing with the insurance about why you need medicine when you’re sick, while you get sicker is so twisted. I’m glad your family was shielded from that at the minimum.

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