Obama Drama, Part 7
Bizarre, Jerk, Louisiana, Pharmacy, USA | Right | May 21, 2019
(It is during the Obama presidency. The pharmacy phone rings.)
Caller: “I want to check and see if my prescription is ready.”
Me: “Sure. Could I get your information?”
(I look up the patient and see that his insurance wants additional paperwork from the doctor before they will pay for the medication. This is a VERY common problem, especially for expensive or name-brand medication.)
Me: “I’m sorry, sir, but it looks like your prescription isn’t ready because we are still waiting for the doctor to file some additional paperwork with the insurance company.”
Caller: “What do you mean? I was told that my prescription would be ready by five! Why isn’t it ready?”
Me: “Sir, this medication is name-brand and very expensive. Your insurance company doesn’t want to pay for it unless your doctor provides additional paperwork stating that it is medically necessary.”
Caller: “Well, of course it’s medically necessary! My doctor wrote it for me, so I need it! This is ridiculous. I need my medicine!”
Me: “I apologize for that, sir. If you’d like to pay the cash price of [several hundred dollars], I can have your prescription ready in about ten minutes. But unfortunately, if you want your insurance to cover it, you may want to try calling your doctor and making sure he’s filled out the paperwork we faxed to him.”
Caller: “This has nothing to do with my insurance company! You know what this is? This is that ‘Obama-Care’ and his death panels! He’s just trying to kill off all of us old people! I don’t know how he even got in office; he’s a Kenyan!”
(The caller continues spouting out conspiracy theories for another five minutes.)
Caller: “Well, I think I’ve wasted enough of your time. Goodnight.” *click*
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