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Mar 22, 2009 12:40

Okay, when I had insurance in college, that prescription was $10.

Today? $62.45. NOT ON.

To-do:
1) Clear out the health hazard that is my kitchen sink full of dishes.
2) Acquire employment and health insurance.
3) Fix the freaking American health care system. Lame.

we are so screwed

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eudaimon March 22 2009, 17:46:42 UTC
JESUS. And I thought being charged £7.50 per prescription was fucking irritating :b

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newredshoes March 22 2009, 17:53:44 UTC
Yeah, we are REALLY, REALLY BROKEN in that respect.

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ia_ne March 22 2009, 18:01:18 UTC
I love your icon so so much <3

Is that for the pill? We have compulsory health insurance over here, but birth control is not included (only if you're under 18 or if it's for health reasons). I paid roughly that amount for three months worth when I was still on it. Or maybe you're talking about something else entirely, then please ignore me :)

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newredshoes March 22 2009, 18:11:49 UTC
Dracula is the best ever!

It is! But I'd get coverage in Germany, because it is for health reasons. And this was for one month.

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ia_ne March 22 2009, 18:22:36 UTC
Wow. You will hear no complaining from me ever again! Would it be cheaper if you had a job which included health insurance? Or would it be the same amount?

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newredshoes March 22 2009, 18:28:22 UTC
It would be much cheaper if I had health insurance. After having worked for a huge health care advocacy organization for ten months, I cannot even begin to convey how fucked the American health care system is. It's too expensive to train to become a doctor, it's too expensive to be a doctor, doctors can't treat patients who can't pay them, we don't have enough general practitioners, we don't have enough nurses, we don't have enough doctors period, doctors spend too much time on paperwork, doctors can't keep up with malpractice insurance, insurance companies are screwing over doctors and patients, 46 million Americans don't have health insurance, millions more have subpar or barely functional coverage, pharmaceutical companies charge too much for medication, drug makers push doctors to endorse products... it's a clusterfuck.

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lilacsigil March 23 2009, 02:11:01 UTC
*KICKS YOUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM RIGHT IN THE BALLS*

*KICKS IT AGAIN*

Seriously, you have the worst healthcare system in the world. It's disgusting.

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newredshoes March 23 2009, 04:45:59 UTC
You're telling me. It's absolutely shameful in many ways and on many levels.

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e_clare March 23 2009, 04:17:47 UTC
FWIW, the cost of birth control should be going back down soon...earlier this month the Senate passed a bill which included provisions to fix the high cost of BC--we're just waiting on Obama to sign it into law.

However, considering that 1) the cost never should have gone up in the first place and 2) the conscience clause re: dispensing BC is still in place (for now), our system definitely still deserves that kick in the balls.

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newredshoes March 23 2009, 04:47:01 UTC
Ooh, I did not know that! Great news, thanks for the link!

And also, yes.

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