Comment by alluro2
I know it's a worn-out stereotype to point out, but from an European, I just hope you realize how jarring it sounds that there is a medication that a doctor determined you need, and TWO companies - entities driven by and existing exclusively for profit - are involved in deciding and communicating with each other on whether you will get it or not.
I do think that this should still actively be regarded as scary and abnormal, even if it's the norm for so many people in the US.
IT IS a worn out stereotype. I'm also European and here the doctors are also limited by the national health insurance company on what medication and treatments they can prescribe you due to cost reduction pressure. Their hands are also tied except not by a private corporation but by the government.
My boss recently moved from Germany to the US and was pleasantly surprised how much better the diagnostic, treatment and medication options are for his child who suffers from some rare mental disorder that's basically ignored in Germany by comparison. US seems to always be on the cutting edge of medical research and treatment which of course comes at a cost since research is very expressive.