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Food or medications — which would you choose? | March 30, 2026
It’s heartbreaking, but all too common…
A patient calls their doctor after repeated seizures.
He had missed his medication for about a week. He had recently been laid off and lost insurance coverage.
He couldn’t afford to refill his eslicarbazepine acetate (Aptiom) prescription.
How does this happen? Why?
Find out in this compelling article: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/104149?xid=nl_secondopinion_2023-04-25&eun=g678261d0r
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Here in America we have social services that if u are poor you will receive medical for free.
Not sure what type of sympathy this article is trying to convey but u r falling for it hook line and sinker.
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Comment by Zolt — March 30, 2026 @ 12:12 PM
Yes, I did fall for it.
Because I know people who have gone through the morass of Medicaid. People who have had to choose between meds and food.
They are not looking for freebies. They are just trying to survive.
The U.S. is ranked #1 in drug price expenditure per person, at a whopping $1,300 a year.
And with the new medical insurance changes, many who formerly had insurance coverage are stuck.
How much a month do you pay for medical insurance? (I’m on Medicare, so I am one of the lucky ones.)
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Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — March 30, 2026 @ 12:49 PM