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@mikemccaffrey@neurodifferent.me

2026-04-20 01:37 UTC

Got a prescription for #Paxlovid, and the nurse practitioner warned me that if my insurance didn't cover it, it would cost $1,500. We are legitimately trying to kill poor people in the US. #MedicalDystopia #CovidIsNotOver

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  • Even though #Covid is airborne, I figure better safe than sorry when I have to interact with people while contagious, so I asked the #Walgreens pharmacist at the drive through if he could sell me hand sanitizer, but he said they couldn't fetch it for me. I decided to run in (masked) to get some. Turns out they keep it in the very back of the store, under lock and key, so I needed to stand around waiting (with Covid) while someone came FROM THE PHARMACY WHERE I HAD JUST ASKED THEM TO FETCH IT to unlock it and hand-carry the bottles to the register so I could buy it. We live in a Kafkaesque nightmare. #CovidIsNotOver #HealthcareDystopia

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  • @deathkitten@firetribe.org 2026-04-20 01:45

    @mikemccaffrey@neurodifferent.me In theory, this site might be able to help if your insurance tries to refuse coverage: https://paxlovid.iassist.com/ I bookmarked it a while ago, so I'm not sure how helpful it is now, but the site still loads and talks about affordable access, so hopefully it's still a useful resource. Gotta try to keep the info circulating to fight the fascist eugenics.

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  • @EllenInEdmonton@yeg.bike 2026-04-20 01:46

    @mikemccaffrey@neurodifferent.me Yikes! I was able to get it prescribed on the phone and then delivered at no cost.

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  • @TracyTThomas@mastodon.beer 2026-04-20 01:48

    @mikemccaffrey@neurodifferent.me Oh no, sorry to hear you caught Covid.

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  • @psh@infosec.exchange 2026-04-20 03:59

    @mikemccaffrey@neurodifferent.me Went on a bit of a rabbit hole after a family member had cancer and went through this grotesque machine we call healthcare - the US would actually save money if they regulated drug costs and made healthcare universal. The whole thing is a ponzi scheme.

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  • @june@mspsocial.net 2026-04-20 05:01

    @mikemccaffrey@neurodifferent.me when i was without insurance they wanted $200 for just the covid vaccine

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