Comment by alistairSH

Comment by alistairSH 10 months ago

At least the set of approved drugs is known. In the US you don’t know until you try to fill the orecription, then it becomes a 4-way game of telephone (patient, MD, pharmacist, and insurance) with each trying to outlast the other.

ensignavenger 10 months ago

I concur, it is a pain. The US absolutely needs to improve! The point I was making is that the idea of free, unrestrained, unlimited healthcare in Europe is a myth.

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dcrazy 9 months ago

My health insurance plan publishes a formulary.

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heavyset_go 9 months ago

As does mine, but many drugs require either a prior authorization that insurance companies can fight or an exemption which can also be fought. It's not a guarantee that you'll get coverage for a specific drug just because you have an insurance plan.

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