“I wrote/drew this opinion piece for the LA Times two years ago, right before COVID drastically changed the landscape of… well, everything. Unfortunately, care for seriously ill loved ones has not gotten any easier during the pandemic, and patients and families still often struggle to meet the demands of illness in their living rooms. Now that we’re well out of the initial publishing exclusivity period, I’m re-sharing this piece in its entirety for those who ran into the paywall the first time around.”
I wrote about high-priced drugs for years. Then my toddler needed one.
Anakinra is expensive — on average, private health plans pay about $4,000 a month for it — so we needed to get approval before it would be covered....
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