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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you could really be making 3x as much, you could pay for your biologics out of pocket and still come out far ahead.  Don’t blame your disease for your career failures.[/quote]

Without insurance a single treatment with IBS is $4,000 -$7,000 for the drug.  This does not include other associated costs with receiving a treatment via infusion.  (Labs, facility fees, supplies). Plus this is one expense.  Does not include your doctor or any other medical care.  You are paying this every 4-8 weeks depending on your treatment plan.

Do you have $10,000 extra a month for a single medication? That is not an insignificant amount.

Also, you cannot miss infusions or it reduces the drug effectiveness.[/quote]

PP here and I have IBS and I’ve managed not to take such a drug and live a comfortable life with a successful private sector job.  Plus, many private sector jobs would pay for this.  Mine pays for my very expensive migraine CPRGs monthly.

OP would have had insurance if she moved to the private sector anyway, so the uninsured dollar figure is irrelevant.  And most if not all have discount plans for uninsured that drastically reduce the costs.[/quote]

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