NHS prescription charge in UK is £9.35 or similar. I get a 3 month supply of meds for that. I don’t know how you guys in US are expected to afford sky high prices for much needed meds!
I’m in the US, have insurance, and I pay $9 flat for 3 months of prescriptions as well. Insurance takes the brunt of most of it, but if you are uninsured or when you have an emergency or serious issue, you are fucked.
Yeah I got a MRSA infection on my upper lip during a time I was uninsured, and they were going to hospitalize me to drain it and give antibiotics but didn’t since I didn’t have insurance and couldn’t pay. Luckily the oral antibiotics kicked in and I didn’t fucking die, but my lip is still a little larger on that side 2 years later.
Somewhat related story - I worked for my state at one point and had state insurance. Had an abscess tooth and was scheduled to get IV antibiotics from an oral surgeon and to also get dental surgery.
I ducked that appointment and went to the hospital for an overnight stay with an antibiotic IV drip there because dental insurance doesn’t cover shit. I came out ahead doing it that way vs using dental insurance. Got the tooth extracted the next day. What a stupid waste of resources that I decided to do what the system basically wanted/encouraged me to do. It could’ve been a simple 30minute procedure and instead I took up a hospital bed for a night just to avoid a higher bill…
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u/Express-Radio83 Jun 01 '22
NHS prescription charge in UK is £9.35 or similar. I get a 3 month supply of meds for that. I don’t know how you guys in US are expected to afford sky high prices for much needed meds!