Prescription drug thiefs / myLot

United States

May 28, 2016 12:50pm CST

Unfortunately my wife and I just lost our health insurance and we now find that the combined cost of our medicine will total almost 800 dollars month. I think this is ridiculous! These meds are needed for us to live! Pharmaceutical company heads should be ashamed of themselves. I hope their mansions blow up!

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (119632)

• United States

28 May 16

That is crazy. I could never afford that. Something has to be done to get Big Pharma under control.

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david

@mbabies2 (426)

• United States

28 May 16

My point exactly. They now control all the pills and can name their price. But the government needs to get involved but they are too busy being paid off

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139743)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 May 16

That will never happen.

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marguicha

@marguicha (223062)

• Chile

28 May 16

Why did you lost your health insurance?

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marguicha

@marguicha (223062)

• Chile

28 May 16

@mbabies2 Doesn´t social seurity have any sort of associated health insuranve? How about Obama´s medicare?

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david

@mbabies2 (426)

• United States

29 May 16

@marguicha obamacare will cost me even more money and no I don't qualify for social security income

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david

@mbabies2 (426)

• United States

28 May 16

I am on social security due to mental disorders and lost my job.

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Steve Helmer

@srhelmer (7029)

• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

29 May 16

My wife's medicine was $3800 this month. Fortunately, that pretty much brought us to our insurance deductible so the insurance will be picking up all but a $72 co-pay going forward. But, there has to be a better way.

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david

@mbabies2 (426)

• United States

29 May 16

it really is a shame. 3809 dollars is a small fortune. Well thank god your deductable was met. Thanks for sharing.

david

@mbabies2 (426)

• United States

29 May 16

@srhelmer well that's even better and thank god for that!

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

28 May 16

OUCH! Let me suggest a couple of things that may or may not work. If you have a Costco in your area, get your scripts there. You'll still be paying cash, and the store requires a membership ($55/year per family). Also, if you can get a three months supply, the per month cost often goes down. It's not answer even at best, but maybe it will shave the $800 per month down. My husband and I did that when I had a poor coverage ($19 for generic meds). It was actually less expensive for us to buy our meds at Costco and pay cash for them than get them with the insurance I had. (Which, I might add, was pretty blesses expensive insurance) I wish you all the best. And suggest you apply for Affordable (*cough*cough*) in the meantime if you haven't already

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david

@mbabies2 (426)

• United States

28 May 16

That sounds like a great idea. I already have a Costco membership but I never thought of that!