$549.99 A MONTH?!?! HOLY CRAP!

[kevyn]

I just had my Abilify prescription filled for the month, and I noticed the amount RiteAid is billing the State of Washington for my 30 tablets: $549.99!

That's $18.33 per tablet!

Sheesh, this is why I can't afford to work right now -- I need the psych meds in order to function, and I can't afford the meds without insurance... but I can only work part-time, and I can't find a part-time job with full insurance! If I work, I lose my benefits, and then I won't be able to work...

We need Universal Health care so desperately in this country, free from the gouging insurance companies, and in order to keep the pharmaceutical companies in check. Single Payer. That's all there is to it. (Unfortunately, Obama has taken it off the table.)

Third worst mistake this country ever made (after slavery and First Nations genocide) was tying health care to employment. Big, big mistake.

Comments

Abilify

[redhatguy.livejournal.com]

Be careful with Abilify - they tried it with my mom and it made her condition much worse. She has been to a number of shrinks and they have all tried to get her on this drug. I'm guessing that the prescribing physician must get a kick-back with this (in addition to the wining and dining that the pharma-salesmen schmooze them with)...

Re: Abilify

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

so far it seems to be working. Haven't been on it quite a month yet, and I see my thinking has gotten clearer, my motivation is up, my sex drive has returned, and I haven't had any more major depressive episodes... I think I do need it, but I will keep an eye on things. Thanks for the heads up!

Re: Abilify

[tianas-knife.livejournal.com]

yay for sex drive!

I wonder if we can date the start of your new meds based on your sex-capade posts?

Re: Abilify

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

You can try!

I'm looking forward to the same issues (different meds)

[ursomniac.livejournal.com]

I'm already off of the migrane meds ($30/pill that I can't afford).

When I get laid off I have the problem that MA requires you to have insurance, but doesn't say how you should PAY for it. Most of the basic "this'll cover your ass with the state" plans don't cover prescriptions. Those that do are very expensive (basically, it'd suck up most of the unemployment check which already won't cover the rent).

Insulin ALONE for me is $160/month. Add in the other meds, and I could easily see the bill coming to $800/month.

I'm worried.

[tianas-knife.livejournal.com]

A fucking men.

I am all hopped up and excited to have a job that will finally pay off my credit card bills... credit card bills that got insane because of my medical bills... medical bills because I had to remove a lump from my breast. What is more fucked up, that I'm excited to throw all my hard earned temp job money away on credit card bills, that I'm finally going to "pay off" my medical bills after 2+ years, or that my credit score is ruined and I'm financially crippled because of a necessary procedure that could have potentially ended my life at 22 had it not been performed.

Frankly, its all fucked up. Ever single little fucking part.