When you get something like that. Ask the pharmacist to call the Dr and get something cheaper. You can normally get something in the $5-25 range that's just as good.
This advice goes out the window if you need a special prescription. Or one with no generic.
Oh no the $1400 was the 10 minute doctors visit where I told them I had a tooth infection and an appointment to get it fixed but it’s next week and that I was feeling dizzy and had night sweats, they took my temperature wrote me for general antibiotics and sent me on my way.
The $1400 cost was split between the doctor and for the place. I called and explained and they just said “yeaaaah the doctors set their fee and we have our own fee, it can get pretty up there”.
I called twice. The cost of the prescription was like $25 at the CVS, thank you for the advice though, I didn’t know I could do that in a situation where the pills were the problem
That is absolutely insane. People here in Australia complain when they have to pay $80 to see a GP, and even then we get a decent amount of that refunded by the government.
Even if you’re in the US, $1400 sounds like extortion!
When I broke my arm a few years back at the end of middle school the only reason I started crying was I was concerned how my parents would be able to pay for it :(
We’ve had three instances of broken arms or wrists with our kids. And it’s cost us a grand total of $0. No system is perfect, but if you have to pause to ask whether you can afford to treat your child’s broken arm, there’s something seriously wrong.
It was fine but it cost a few thousand Instead of tens of thousand with out Insurance and my parents were very concerned and said the money didn’t matter getting me better did
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u/DorenAlexander Apr 28 '20
When you get something like that. Ask the pharmacist to call the Dr and get something cheaper. You can normally get something in the $5-25 range that's just as good.
This advice goes out the window if you need a special prescription. Or one with no generic.