Worn Out and Still Limping
It has been a rather lousy week so far, after a lousy few weeks, after a rather lousy year of lousy health. Actually, I should go back a few weeks... I spent the past three weeks trying to get a prescription refill for one of my most important drugs. This drug has made the most positive impact on my health since procuring this insidious illness. A few weeks ago, I got a call from the pharmacy looking to get approval to charge my card. I thought that was a little odd so I asked why I was being asked this unusual question. The customer service representative pulled up another screen and suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my!" She then explained that my copay would be $8700 for my 90 day refill. I sort of chuckled and informed her that even if she tried to charge my card, she would get nothing with a bill so far beyond what I have in the bank so, approval from me or not, they wouldn't be getting any money. I went back and forth between my doctor's office and the pharmacy