Remove 2019 Remove Complication Remove Families Remove Insurance
article thumbnail

An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

Dozens of listeners responded with their stories, including Bob, who is being identified only by his first name to guard his family’s privacy and whose daughter has epilepsy. But — this is all according to a lawsuit filed by Cole’s folks– the pharmacy said his insurance didn’t cover his medicine anymore.

article thumbnail

Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino

GeriPal

In our prior podcast with Ira Byock on psychedelics in 2019 we talked primarily about the potential of psychedelics. Alex: It’s complicated. We, for very complicated reasons, ended up with niacin. And yet there are reasons for caution. So, creating a- Alex: Control condition. Eric: Yeah.

article thumbnail

‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health insurer, which decided the treatment was “not medically necessary,” according to insurance paperwork. Health insurers issue millions of denials every year. “They’re, like, not accountable to anyone.”