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Health Insurance Drug Policies

BY Clelland Green | 04-21-2009 | 3:10 PM
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It doesn't hurt for the patient to speak up and tell the doctor they can't afford a particular drug either.

While physicians are mostly too busy to keep on their toes about the
various new drugs and their costs, they are finally getting to the
point where they make a concession to prescribing a generic drug if
they know the patient is in financial straights. It doesn't hurt for
the patient to speak up and tell the doctor they can't afford a
particular drug either.

It's better to make the move to using generic drugs as soon as
possible, as many government agencies, insurance companies and health
administrators are slapping limits on dollar amounts for prescribed
drugs. They should be doing that in order to be financially prudent, as
the health care deficit in the U.S. is staggering.

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