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xmas74

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23. You still need a prescription

Reply to Mosby (Reply #21)

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 02:22 PM

Apr 20

Cash price just to get into a pcp if you pay at time of appointment is $165 in my area. If they bill you it's over $200.00. This is to just get the script, not to fill it.

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Parents Charged After Daughter's Fatal Asthma Attack, accused of stalling on seeking treatment for 9-year-old Amy [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 20 OP

I have asthma, and it is terrifying to find oneself unable to get a breath. brer cat Apr 20 #1

Such A Shame ProfessorGAC Apr 20 #2

I'm guessing yes. intheflow Apr 20 #3

Most likely. It wasn't about Jesus or they wouldn't have the inhaler in the first place. 3Hotdogs Apr 20 #4

What is baffling to me is why the friend's mother didn't just call 911 but wasted valuable time. n/t elocs Apr 20 #5

Do you mean on the night before? Bucky Apr 20 #7

Hospitals need parental permission to treat a minor mainer Apr 20 #15

There is an expectation if the patient is incapacitated which a little girl who can't breathe certainly is. elocs Apr 20 #19

Local coverage paints them as extremely neglectful parents NickB79 Apr 20 #12

Speculating about the whys is pointless Bucky Apr 20 #6

Thanks for the compassion - scared people do stupid things all the time. Probatim Apr 20 #9

If they couldn't afford a car Farmer-Rick Apr 20 #8

have you even been really broke? The hospital will hound you forever dembotoz Apr 20 #10

Not just hound you, but will get court judgements to garnish your wages. A friend was forced Ziggysmom Apr 20 #11

Albuteral is cheap, with or without insurance Mosby Apr 20 #13

This is true PatSeg Apr 20 #16

Good point. Mosby Apr 20 #17

The irony is we can still buy Primatene PatSeg Apr 20 #25

Albuterol was an over-the-counter drug for a few years. hunter Apr 20 #22

Yes, I've seen people treat asthmatics PatSeg Apr 20 #27

I didn't develop asthma until late in life. But the first time I couldn't breathe, I wanted to apologize to every kid Silent Type Apr 20 #28

last time i got mine pre insurance it was over 75 bucks dembotoz Apr 20 #20

Mark Cuban's drug company is selling discounted prescriptions Mosby Apr 20 #21

You still need a prescription xmas74 Apr 20 #23

92% of Americans have health insurance. Mosby Apr 20 #24

I work with uninsured patients. xmas74 Apr 20 #29

Dad was too busy filming the ambulance with his phone mainer Apr 20 #14

The old saw pfitz59 Apr 20 #18

Inhalers aren't cheap nowadays, and often have high copays. Just a sad story. Silent Type Apr 20 #26