Not always. Sometimes, companies won’t sell it to you if your insurance has denied it. They may say it’s because they don’t believe you can afford it.
Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
They can’t, they can only deny coverage for it. You can still get it paying for it yourself.
actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah, paying $200+ a week for a shot. In this economy?
I don’t know anyone who has that kind of money
ccunning@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I just went through this battle myself. And my insurance even approved it, but I’m traveling overseas for two months and even though they tell me my benefit covers a “vacation override” they wouldn’t approve it.
I asked the pharmacy how much it would cost to pay out of pocket. $1300 for 4 weeks, so $2600 to cover my trip.
Luckily my Dr was able to give me “samples” to get me through my trip.
Also, another thing that I learned in the past year. What your insurance will cover and how much they’ll cover changes depending on your history.
Spend a three day weekend in the ER/ICU and suddenly I DO need Ozempic and they’re giving me thousands of dollars worth of CGMs for free.
It’s all a cost/benefit analysis for them.
BurgerBaron@piefed.social 5 days ago
The intended goal of conservative voters is to ignore your plight and they’d like you to die off screen.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 days ago
imagine trying to get approval for biologics, which can thousands a month.
Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying it’s so.
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 5 days ago
Here in NZ it’s less than usd $300 a month full cost, but usually funded by the govt.