The other day, we had to purchase some medicine for Kenin. It's an injectable medicine that he needs to - literally - help him stay alive. It's called Fragmin and is necessary for keeping Kenin's blood thin enough to break up the blood clot he got (and still has) in his leg after hip replacement surgery last July. After he had surgery, it cost $200 for 2 tiny little vials. The other day when we bought it, the cost was $633 (after the insurance knocked off $80) for a single vial. OMG. What the hell?
Yes, we have insurance, and now, we're over halfway to the deductible. But, OMG.... $633 for a drug that could save your life. It's a small price to play when you think of it in those terms, but OMG.... $633. I did not imagine we'd have to pay that much. I freaked out over the $200 but that was nothing compared to this. That's half my rent. That's more than both my car payments each month. That's pretty much my food budget for the month. $633 is a lot of money.
Like I said, it's worth it, but come on, that's just the drug makers getting rich. The folks who have the hardest time working - and often are not able to work - are the ones that have to pay for expensive drugs like this. This is just ridiculous.
Friday, April 5, 2013
OMG
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
whoa... watch out now....
The sale price on this sofa might be putting too big a dent in their profit margin...
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