StarChild56
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My gosh I have no words, I am so sorry. Hugs.This video must stay on YouTube.
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My gosh I have no words, I am so sorry. Hugs.This video must stay on YouTube.
We are all tracked by multiple companies. There was a segment on 60 minutes about it last Sunday--they suggested that the US might do well to adopt privacy laws like the new EU's GDPR which have many levels of citizen protection. Sorry to go off topic but insurance companies also track us.
I think you can not see where to like videos there due to you are not signed into youtube. I leave myself signed into there all the time as it has the handy thing of automatically keeping track of ones viewings and will then list recommendations of other things there to watch based on what you like to do there.
My gosh I have no words, I am so sorry. Hugs.
It is a comprehensive (and very complicated!) set of privacy protections that cover anyone in the EU. It became active last May. You may have noticed that many websites you visit ask you to accept a new privacy policy. This is due to the GDPR as any organization or company anywhere in the world that has interaction with EU residents has to comply.What is EU GDPR?
I used to regularly be able to access the LA Times website from Europe but no longer. It seems that over 30 of the top US 100 news sites are not complying with GDPR and are therefore blocked to Europeans.
@Gingergrrl has a really good question!
On the medical insurance issue, my mother is so concerned about her insurance rider becoming aware of her aging that she sprained her ankle really badly a couple of months ago and would not go get an xray! I thought she was being a little nutty, but maybe she is right!
Our medical policy family monthly premium is more than our house note!
I forgot!What was my question?
This is her language, she is on medicare.. she called the supplemental insurance from the school system, Her old job, a "rider". She is in her mid '70s...What does "rider" mean? And I am sorry about your mom spraining her ankle and feeling that she could not get an x-ray. How is she doing now?
There are many companies that are not greedy and abusive but the lousy ones make me suspicious of all of them until they prove otherwise
The business model is to take your money and avoid paying benefits any way possible. It is only when abuses come to the attention of major media or insurance commissioners that there is possibility for change.
Speaking of insurance issues, I was at CVS tonight picking up a prescription (which they screwed up but that is another story) and the woman next to me was told that her medication was denied by her insurance who had rejected the Prior Auth from her doctor and it cost $480 private pay. I thought she was going to cry and I wanted to do something but I knew there was nothing whatsoever that I could do.
It seems that over 30 of the top US 100 news sites are not complying with GDPR and are therefore blocked to Europeans.
There is one thing... you can usually get a better deal on most any self-pay drug by using the website "GoodRx".
You enter the drug you want to buy and make sure you have the right strength and amount of pills (or whatever). The site will then show you a list of coupons with prices for different pharmacies near you.
Do you know if you can specify the brand or manufacturer that you need when using "GoodRx"?
You can select between brand name and generic, but I do not see any way to select which generic manufacturer when printing or selecting the coupon.
However, it might work this way (worth a try): print or select the coupon for the generic name of the drug you want to buy, and arrange directly with the pharmacy to order the drug from the manufacturer that you want. I'm supposing that GoodRx's price will apply regardless of the manufacturer. I could be wrong.
And if it's the brand name drug you need, just make sure you select that under "Prescription Settings" at the top of the page (after you've selected your drug).
Good luck! Hope it helps.
I typed in "Cortef"
Hey, @Gingergrrl, good news... I tried your search, and I see what happened.
The prices I'm seeing for my local pharmacies (Costco, Walmart, Fry's, CVS, etc) are in range of $65 for sixty 5 mg tablets.
I hope that is helpful. If you can't get it to work, you can PM me with your zipcode and the number and strength of Cortef tablets you need, and I'll do the search for you.