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Friday, December 4, 2009

Health / News Man Steals $13 Prescription

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 2:13 PM

Posted by news intern Jon Brock

As if there weren't enough examples showing why Congress needs to overhaul health insurance, here is another one: On November 29, a man walked into the Bartell Drugs on Broadway to get a prescription filled that was issued by Virginia Mason Hospital, according to a Seattle Police report. Once the man's prescription was filled, and handed over, the man "ran out of the 'Fire Exit' door with the prescription drugs." The suspect escaped, according to the report, which doesn't name the drug or any personal information about the suspect. Okay, when people start having to resort to stealing their $13 prescriptions, I think it's time for some change.

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But if he didn't pay $20, how can he expect change?

Posted by Will in Seattle

on December 4, 2009 at 2:25 PM

Um, no. This story, what there is of it, is not a reason to change how health care or insurance works. Dingbat examples like this are the kind of thing I'd expect to find on the Huffin--

Oh.

Posted by elenchos on December 4, 2009 at 2:34 PM

Dear College Student,
Some people are just dirty thieves and there's no one else to blame for it.

Posted by Frank N. Christ on December 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM

^ that.

Posted by w7ngman

on December 4, 2009 at 3:55 PM

Maybe if we did user fees on teabaggers ....

Posted by Will in Seattle

on December 4, 2009 at 4:21 PM

what do we change when people steal $8.99 bottles of red wine?

Posted by SocializedWineries on December 4, 2009 at 5:55 PM

Maybe the pills were to cure his kleptomania?

Posted by Urgutha Forka on December 4, 2009 at 6:14 PM

Maybe the pills were to cure his kleptomania?

Posted by Urgutha Forka on December 4, 2009 at 6:14 PM

Or maybe I need pills... f'ing double post...

Posted by Urgutha Forka on December 4, 2009 at 6:16 PM

I work at a store with a pharmacy. I was stocking shelves near the pharmacy when I heard the pharmacy tech telling an elderly-sounding lady her insurance wasn't going to cover that medication. "Well did you run it through my this insurance?" " They're not covering it." "Well did you run it by my that insurance?" "They're not covering it." As the tech was trying to find a different way to say NO COVERAGE for the twentieth time, the lady sighs,"Socialised medicine is going to lead us into such a big mess."

Posted by Libby on December 4, 2009 at 9:26 PM

maybe the guy was just in such a hurry to use his viagra he forgot to pay...

Posted by ...here I come, Ethel! on December 5, 2009 at 2:00 AM

I'm paying top dollar for my placebo prescriptions and my boredom treatment pills just so that Johnny Q. Joyride and Penny Mydollar can run out with thirteen dollars' worth of necessary medicine? THANKS, OBAMA!

Posted by Tom X on December 6, 2009 at 7:25 PM