I take Nexium, yeah, it is about $180 for a month's supply, and that
is at WalMart. With coverage, I am still paying 30, which I cough up
because the consequences of not taking it scare me.

On Feb 8, 2008 5:24 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >That's even worse than I could ever fathom, and inexcusable.
> >And precisely why someone needs to step in and do something...
>
> It's amazing how bad it has gotten so quickly. Health problems are now the 
> number one cause of bankruptcy...and that's among people that *have* health 
> insurance. Costs for the self-insured are rising so fast that more and more 
> can't afford if (if they are even able to get coverage) and if you get sick 
> at all you can expect your premium to shoot up the following year (mine went 
> up by about $400 this year due to one trip to the emergency room last 
> year...my only medical expense last year other than one or two normal 
> wellness visits.) You hear more and more stories of people denied coverage 
> for important tests or treatments, and people that can't afford the medicine 
> due to the overwhelming cost of prescription drugs. I personally suffer with 
> reflux and should be on one of the newer drugs but the cost is about 
> $100/month for me, so make due with Prilosec even though it's no longer 
> effective for me. Likewise my eye doctor would like me to try Restasis for 
> dry eye...that one was $200 for a month supply! I'll make due with eye drops, 
> thank you. These aren't the kinds of sacrifices well-employed, middle-class 
> people should have to make, but we do. The American Dream is rapidly moving 
> out of reach for all but a very few.
>
>
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