Co-Pay Worries
I am very worried about someone & pray for her daily.
A very close friend of mine has been ill with cancer. She works as a secretary at a large federal agency. She has good health insurance; the government pays 60% of the premium costs.
She takes three treatments each week. The co-pay for each one is $40.00; weekly cost $120.00.
Her income as a secretary is modest. Until my family took her with us a few years ago, she and her son had never had a nice vacation. Money is a constant worry; she drives an old car and lives in a small house. $120.00 per week is a large sum to her, and much larger percentage of her income than it would be for most people.
I worry about her. I hope and pray she will keep up with her treatments. I hope she remains able to work.
We so need a national system to take care of people like her.
A very close friend of mine has been ill with cancer. She works as a secretary at a large federal agency. She has good health insurance; the government pays 60% of the premium costs.
She takes three treatments each week. The co-pay for each one is $40.00; weekly cost $120.00.
Her income as a secretary is modest. Until my family took her with us a few years ago, she and her son had never had a nice vacation. Money is a constant worry; she drives an old car and lives in a small house. $120.00 per week is a large sum to her, and much larger percentage of her income than it would be for most people.
I worry about her. I hope and pray she will keep up with her treatments. I hope she remains able to work.
We so need a national system to take care of people like her.
posted by Mike at 2:28 PM
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