Meanwhile, our son who needs anti-viral meds to keep him out of the hospital is taking less than half the dose he is prescribed because we can't afford more than that. Where did the idea that companies must pay for prescriptions come from? Another son has severe asthma, and we cut his doses as well...some of his prescriptions are denied by insurance and so they don't even apply towards our deductible. Never occurred to us to blame my husband's employer.
I cannot figure out why birth control is considered so important that is has to be free, while other drugs are not. After all, even if you don’t take the pill and get pregnant, it is only a short-term thing; 9 months later, you will be pretty much as you were before.
While those with life-threatening illness, if they don’t have their medications, could well die.