Most seniors on Medicare take the same medicine refills for the rest of their lives. Once it is prescribed, why do they (and the taxpayers) have to spend money on a doctor visit to get a refill? Why do they have to see a pharmacist and the overhead it takes to buy a cholesterol medicine.
A senior moment is just as likely to hit a person taking a prescribed medicine as an over-the-counter medicine.
The over-regulation of medicine is a major reason for the high cost of medicine. Rearranging the chairs on the ACA Titanic is not going to solve the problem.
Ok, I am an old guy on Plan D which I paid for. It cost $33 per month and copay. USAA estimates my total cost to $1,900 this year. I would welcome healer drugs. I take Ancor that is advertised on TV. Costs $375 for one month. That’s what it cost to breath. Cheap drugs bring them on
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>> “Once it is prescribed, why do they (and the taxpayers) have to spend money on a doctor visit to get a refill?” <<
Because prescription drugs steadily damage your body, and it could be necessary to discontinue a drug that is causing serious problems.
When we have a physical and a blood test...we have to make ANOTHER appt for the results. They used to MAIL you the results unless there was a problem.