Comment on "No precedent in American history!" NYT would have defended child labor.
Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My wife needs a surgery thats likely to cost 18 to 20 grand without insurance, and I have to do some really careful math to figure out if putting her on my insurance would actually save us anything.
Most likely flying to Mexico for a week to get it done would be cheaper too.
Drusas@fedia.io 1 week ago
I'm here waiting on insurance to approve a medication I need, like, eight months ago and which costs over a hundred thousand dollars per year (before insurance gets the negotiated price).
Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 week ago
First set of pills was $483 with insurance. Bought the refill as uninsured, it was $38.
Our insurance industry is so broken it’s really just unfathomable.
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
My grandfather needed some medication. Only 3 months, but over $400 a month. I found a Canadian pharmacy, bought 3 months of it, had the doctor fax the script there, and it was less than $300 for the 3 months. It was quite literally a lifesaver for him and their finances.
Drusas@fedia.io 1 week ago
The prescription I need is somewhat new/niche, but I will look into this.
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
The one I used was called The Great North Pharmacy. A lot of them wouldn’t take card payments for some reason and would only accept a mailed check. It didn’t sit right with me. They called me to do the standard “pharmacist overview” of the medication, and it arrived fairly quickly. I’m not trying to shill for them, but they were really good for what we needed. Good luck.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My brother spent eight fucking weeks with a constant migraine unable to walk or even stand up without falling over, before his insurance finally approved the MRI that discovered the golf-ball-sized tumor in his brain. Muigi Langione is all I can say.
Drusas@fedia.io 1 week ago
I never thought that I would see a legit folk hero in my time.