Actually there is a great vaccine, Zostavax, to prevent shingles or at least keep it from being a multi-year nightmare of pain. Ins may or may not pay for it, but it is about the best ins one can buy if you have to pay for it.
That's all well and good for Zostavax, but you DO have to see a doctor, to be diagnosed and receive a prescription.
And while we're on the subject, Zostavax, and other medicines exist because research and development pharmaceutical companies made the investment to create such a medicine. Zostavax wasn't developed as a "generic" drug, nor was it developed by a government entity. It was developed by a private company, who knew there was a medical need, and also knew that by supplying said product, they might create a profit for their time, effort, and risk.
Does anyone think that under Obamacare, such incentives will exist, and that pharmaceutical companies will take financial risks to develop innovative medicines? Why would they?
Thanks very much for the tip. I’ve forwarded it already.
Thanks, I will ask my doctor about it. I am already in enough pain, I don’t want any more.