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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 02:57 AM Original message |
Premera refused to pay for my child's medication |
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Hekate
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. KnR, tavalon. Please write this to your congresscritters and to Obama's office. |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'm going to a townhall tomorrow and hopefully will get the chance to say something |
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Mythsaje
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. Okay...let me get this straight. |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. The current medicine they are refusing is liquid lexapro |
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Mythsaje
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Sounds like hell... |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:32 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Oh, it will. Poor Premera just doesn't understand that you don't mess with this momma bear |
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Mythsaje
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. It's a good illustration of the big disconnect... |
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northzax
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #18 |
42. Yes, what's the famous line? |
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madrchsod
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Wed Aug-12-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. my wife works with autistic adults... |
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jmm
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:54 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. I use to work with children and young adults, |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Yeah, we make too much money to get any help from the state |
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Odin2005
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
41. That's me without my Paxil and Concerta. |
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PA Democrat
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Thu Aug-13-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
56. Isn't lexapro an SSRI? Isn't it dangerous to quit SSRIs cold turkey? |
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unapatriciated
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Wed Aug-12-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. It's been going on for years. |
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Mythsaje
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Thu Aug-13-09 01:59 AM Response to Reply #48 |
54. I hate the health insurance industry with a kind of fiery passion |
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unapatriciated
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Thu Aug-13-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I'm with you, I started a one woman lobby of both the house, senate and President. |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
4. That is very wrong. They need to cover it WHILE they review it |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Seems reasonable doesn't it? |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Ask your doc or clinic if they have samples, explain wtf is going on |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. He's already called the number he was given and he was told |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Good he called and no, it really isn't right at all. I always counsel my |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. My confusion is not with you but with the other poster |
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unapatriciated
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Thu Aug-13-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
58. tavalon what state do you live in? |
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jmondine
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
6. I know how you feel... |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's kind of coy, hon. |
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Rhiannon12866
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
7. This really is a crime. |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
11. what would Canada do? (or anywhere else?) n/t |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Cover the medication, of course, as long as his doctor said he needed it |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. you know this how? |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I've researched their system extensively |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 03:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. is the US price 50 times the international price |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:05 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. what does "the international price" mean? Confused about that term. Thanks |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. my understanding is, sometimes, drug companies charge |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. post #14 talks about generic. It wouldn't surprise me that there are different |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:19 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. hereis a link to some Wiki info |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'm a nurse and have access to far more than wikipedia |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:24 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I'm a nurse and have access to far more than wikipedia also |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm trying to figure out what excess_3 is trying to get at |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:09 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That's a really odd question but I checked a pharmacy in Canada |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:28 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. this stuff is off (expired) patent, in the US |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. try here... |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Buy Citalopram (Generic Brand) 40 mg - 90 Tabs $129.95 |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. ? |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:43 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. perhaps you missed this post on the generic |
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excess_3
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Wed Aug-12-09 04:54 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. how is the side effect profile, different? |
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uppityperson
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Wed Aug-12-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Maybe going back up there and asking the poster involved might be a better idea |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Thu Aug-13-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
52. Cover the care, but I am sure you knew that |
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zbdent
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
37. If you were a Repug, you'd have your own TV spots ... |
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City Lights
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
38. Sorry you and your son are going through this, tavalon. |
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TexasObserver
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
39. Recommend |
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Odin2005
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
40. This is why this autistic person is thankful for living in Minnesota. |
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tavalon
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Wed Aug-12-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Luckily, when my child reaches 21, he will be able to get Medicare |
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unapatriciated
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Wed Aug-12-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
45. I faced Blue Cross "Death Panels" in 1990. |
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Odin2005
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Wed Aug-12-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
49. KICK for Tav's kid! |
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earth mom
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Thu Aug-13-09 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
50. I've come to believe that the medical industry wants anyone with Autism dead. |
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nadinbrzezinski
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Thu Aug-13-09 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
51. Hugs I wish I could do more than just hugging you |
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EFerrari
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Thu Aug-13-09 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
53. They're a bunch of criminals. |
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Canuckistanian
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Thu Aug-13-09 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
57. You'd think that insurance companies would ease up |
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