Yes, we do! The notion that what health care options most people have and the price their coverage depends on who employs them, their spouse, or their parent is ludicrous. It was problematic when costs were much lower and when many more people spent their entire careers working for the same company. And that's a tiny piece of the puzzle compared to the inequities in access and treatment options introduced by the insurance industry. The entire model is fubar.
I have friends and loved ones whose monthly prescription costs number in thousands rather than hundreds. Until 3 years ago, my total prescription costs for the previous 25 years were, um, probably over $200, but certainly less than $300. Total. I can darned near remember each of the prescriptions; they numbered in the single digits. I've been phenomenally lucky in that regard. Even now, I take one 41 cent pill a day. My dad has eye drops that cost over $150/bottle. And a pill that costs more that $50 each. (Fortunately, it's of the once a month variety rather than the 3 times a day sort.
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Date: 2008-03-13 08:58 am (UTC)I have friends and loved ones whose monthly prescription costs number in thousands rather than hundreds. Until 3 years ago, my total prescription costs for the previous 25 years were, um, probably over $200, but certainly less than $300. Total. I can darned near remember each of the prescriptions; they numbered in the single digits. I've been phenomenally lucky in that regard. Even now, I take one 41 cent pill a day. My dad has eye drops that cost over $150/bottle. And a pill that costs more that $50 each. (Fortunately, it's of the once a month variety rather than the 3 times a day sort.