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Can't afford my meds: October 2009
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Health insurance fairy tale. Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a happy little group of people in a nice little village in a lovely setting. Flickr, Donna Cymek. Aetna did a good job for many years; the people in the community were well-cared for and as long as they paid their premiums, had reasonably low expenses for the medical benefits they needed. The community was happy and prospered. Photo Source: Berlin 07: Angry Fish At The KaDeWe. So, angry Aetna deci...
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Can't afford my meds: November 2009
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009. A conversation with Aetna. So, this morning, an Aetna rep was available to talk with employees at my job about the changes to our health care options for the next calendar year. Let's, just for convenience, call the representative: Mr. Aetna. Mr Aetna replied with a smarmy little smirk that he didn't have a crystal ball. So, with that unsatisfactory response, i took the conversation in a slightly different direction. Are there even medical doctors on the committee? Mr Aetna ...
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Can't afford my meds: The "Open Season" health care surprise
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Saturday, October 24, 2009. The "Open Season" health care surprise. Many companies that offer health insurance to their employees have "Open Season" around this time: typically some window of weeks during November/December. So, why am i starting another blog when the blogosphere is so over-crowded already? Ok, so someone asked me yesterday: "You're telling me that a PhD with a good, stable, well-paying job with good health insurance won't be able to afford her medications? I guess i am lucky. I have ...
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Can't afford my meds: December 2009
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Monday, December 7, 2009. So, he said to me: why not go to Canada? You can get the medication preferred by your doctor for a fraction of the cost. They even have a generic version available. He suggested that maybe I could even just take a prescription from my doctor and get it filled in Canada. I told him i would research it. My gut reaction is that there is surely a kink. Why would a Canadian pharmacy honor a prescription from a US doctor? Even if they would, surely this wouldn't be legal?
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Can't afford my meds: When your insurance company makes medical decisions for you...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009. When your insurance company makes medical decisions for you. Ok, so here's the scenario. wait, let's make it generic (oooh there's that word again). Along comes Aetna, and they decide that this happy little scene is too expensive. Patient X goes to doctor A and explains that prescription benefits in Aetna's plan are changing and will severely impact patient X's ability to afford health care. Doctor A reviews the patient's medical file and says to patient X:. I understand," sai...
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Can't afford my meds: Oh Canada!
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Monday, December 7, 2009. So, he said to me: why not go to Canada? You can get the medication preferred by your doctor for a fraction of the cost. They even have a generic version available. He suggested that maybe I could even just take a prescription from my doctor and get it filled in Canada. I told him i would research it. My gut reaction is that there is surely a kink. Why would a Canadian pharmacy honor a prescription from a US doctor? Even if they would, surely this wouldn't be legal?
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Can't afford my meds: A conversation with Aetna
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009. A conversation with Aetna. So, this morning, an Aetna rep was available to talk with employees at my job about the changes to our health care options for the next calendar year. Let's, just for convenience, call the representative: Mr. Aetna. Mr Aetna replied with a smarmy little smirk that he didn't have a crystal ball. So, with that unsatisfactory response, i took the conversation in a slightly different direction. Are there even medical doctors on the committee? Mr Aetna ...
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Can't afford my meds: Health insurance fairy tale
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Health insurance fairy tale. Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a happy little group of people in a nice little village in a lovely setting. Flickr, Donna Cymek. Aetna did a good job for many years; the people in the community were well-cared for and as long as they paid their premiums, had reasonably low expenses for the medical benefits they needed. The community was happy and prospered. Photo Source: Berlin 07: Angry Fish At The KaDeWe. So, angry Aetna deci...