(common cholesterol-lowering drug) 20mg . . . charge: $152.12 . . . total drug cost: $16.63.
Which explains why those who don't have insurance sometimes have to choose between buying medications they need, and putting food on the table. No one in this society should NOT be put into that situation! Yes, there's Medicare for seniors and Medicaid for low-income people, but there's a good chunk of the population that doesn't meet the criteria for either program. Make just a few dollars too much a month? No insurance coverage for you! (Like these folks, who are in a nightmarish situation - go read through the blog, it's worth the time it takes. Much as I bitch about things, I know we're really very lucky in comparison.)
Yet we don't need national health care. Bullshit.
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