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How mich do you think an inhaler is in US ?

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Barsh · 03/12/2019 22:11

Go on...guess.

OP posts:
Caterina99 · 04/12/2019 19:19

I’m in the US. My DS and I have asthma.

His preventer inhaler costs approx $200 each and the salbutamol are $50 each. Mine are around the same

With our insurance we have to pay the full cost until we meet our excess of $3000 per year for our family. Once we’ve hit that, we pay 20% of the cost. So it depends how much you’ve spent in a year of the inhaler is $200 or $40 each. Or if we hit over 8k a year then they’re free.

There are so many different insurance policies though. And pharmacies. Nothing is a set price!

ClientListQueen · 04/12/2019 19:20

The drug I inject to boost my white cell count is £62 per vial on the BNF. I pay one prescription cost so just under £9 for 12 vials

This is the cost in America as told by the parent of a small child (my disease is rare in children but one in a million in adults)

Edited text so as not to share personal details
Without the injection there is a severe risk of neutropenic sepsis especially with infection

Some of you might be following little X
We've been hospitalized 4 times since April and been on 7 rounds of antibiotics. We've had pseudomonas twice. ANC is almost always considered severe. We finally got them to agree to prescribe neupogen and we went to pick it up and it's $2,400+. We can't afford it. What do we do?! The copay is $2,400 and the actual cost of the medication is $9,000. Starting the process of getting on the registry takes time. We will definitely do that and are starting the process. What do we do in the meantime? We need it asap. We have literally had infection every three weeks. Ideas??? Help!!!
Maybe the registry can send an emergency supply?

ivykaty44 · 04/12/2019 19:40

Re us citizens being '' wary '' of the state...

The US citizens don’t seem to be wary of State highways being free at point of use

Allegorical · 04/12/2019 20:02

People say that that is what the insurance is for but the insurance is funded by people’s premiums. Everyone pays one way or another. It’s ridiculous they are allowed to charge so much. What on earth don’t they force a cap on prices?

Lunde · 04/12/2019 20:06

I'm in Sweden and my single use EpiPen costs £31 (393 SEK)

My dd uses a Pulmikort inhaler that is £36(452 SEK - 200 doses) and her other inhaler is Airomir inhaler (Salbutamol) is £10 (113 SEK - 200 doses)

bsc · 04/12/2019 20:09

So, presumably poor people aren't allowed to have sex? Because they can't afford contraception pills, and if they get pregnant, they'll be arrested if they seek abortion, but can't afford a birth?

If a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape, presumably she is the one paying for the healthcare and birth?

Namechangeymcnamechange11 · 04/12/2019 20:16

What is this program? When and what channel was it on??

snowballer · 04/12/2019 20:33

All I've worked out from this thread on inhaler costs is that my UK inhalers cost NHS £1.50 and £2.50 respectively but I pay £18 for the pair of them, which, given I also pay NI and tax, pisses me off a little bit.

FFS - it's comments like this that drive me crazy. The prescription rate is a flat rate no matter what the cost of the drug is to the NHS. Pay your £18 and be damned happy you wouldn't have to pay the actual cost of life saving treatment if you had cancer, were in a major road crash or any other possible thing (literally almost everything) that would cost more than £9 per person to treat. There are too many people who have absolutely no idea how lucky we are to have a universal healthcare system.

snowballer · 04/12/2019 20:36

Dentistry in the U.K. is a little glimpse into what a non government funded healthcare system would look like. I had a crown fall out (put in by an NHS dentist many years ago). I can't access NHS dentistry anymore so am private. Thank god he could stick it back in as otherwise for that tiny tiny piece of metal the price to replace would have started at £500. I was seriously considering not replacing it if it needed a new one as I can't afford it at the moment. Those are the choices Americans must be making every day with reference to basic healthcare.

Weescot · 04/12/2019 20:38

We are not going to a US healthcare system! Why do posters think that? Labour propaganda? Anyway, there’s more than the US system but I suppose that’s the easy one to use when scaremongering. I worry about the intelligence of posters who keep banging on about it. I really do

StarbucksSmarterSister · 04/12/2019 20:43

His preventer inhaler costs approx $200 each and the salbutamol are $50 each. Mine are around the same

Mine cost £38 and £1.50.

WeshMaGueule · 04/12/2019 20:53

On the Bernie Sanders twitter thread, there are mothers being charged thousands of dollars for room and board for babies that were stillborn and were therefore never a "person" in the eyes of the insurers.

Dowser · 04/12/2019 21:03

Elderly Mum took I’ll when out in The us. I think it was a combination of jet lag, not drinking enough and the heat on what was a cloudy day.. She had one overnight stay and the next day had a test which really upset her and took her home.
The bill was $14000
They were worried she had no insurance and immediately dropped it to $7000

Really shocking.
I just let the insurance people deal with it but we practically had to fight to get her out of there.

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 04/12/2019 21:23

We are not going to a US healthcare system! Why do posters think that? Labour propaganda? Anyway, there’s more than the US system but I suppose that’s the easy one to use when scaremongering. I worry about the intelligence of posters who keep banging on about it. I really do

Why do you think we aren’t? What’s going to stop it from happening? Are you familiar with dentistry at all?

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 04/12/2019 21:39

That cancer story is heartbreaking.

Gingerkittykat · 04/12/2019 22:25

All I've worked out from this thread on inhaler costs is that my UK inhalers cost NHS £1.50 and £2.50 respectively but I pay £18 for the pair of them, which, given I also pay NI and tax, pisses me off a little bit.

The cost of a prescription prepayment is as low as £10.40 a month. I don't know how many inhalers and other items you need a year but it is pretty fantastic for unlimited medication.

newdeer · 04/12/2019 22:41

@Gingerkittykat - Thank you for the reminder. My GP mentioned this to me during the worst hayfever season but I forgot. I try not to use the inhaler too much. Just three times this week, whereas in tree pollen season it's barely out of my mouth. So not sure if I need the prepayment but will look into it.

MustardScreams · 05/12/2019 00:02

On the Bernie Sanders twitter thread, there are mothers being charged thousands of dollars for room and board for babies that were stillborn and were therefore never a "person" in the eyes of the insurers.

This is harrowing. I can’t even begin to imagine the grief of these families (Oman’s I lost a baby at 23 weeks).

How fucking awful do you have to be to condone this? I cannot imagine,

MustardScreams · 05/12/2019 00:03

No idea where Oman’s came from - thank you autocorrect

ImADadButThatsOKIsntIt · 05/12/2019 00:27

The £9 per item is an additional tax. If you get 12 or more prescriptions a year make sure you have a prepayment certificate

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