Sky_Blue_Dreamer
Well-Known Member
Not to worry. Just say you intend to finish in April as a protest cos you're a traditionalist and don't like this date change.
I didn't think anyone other than elite runners were running this year anyway?
I found out I had asthma in 2015. Had one inhaler, never used it and been fine since. That is until two weeks ago, when running started to get tougher.
Currently a walk up the stairs is seeing me needing a lie down and puff on my new inhaler.
It’s really shit to be honest. Need to pick up a steroid inhaler when they’re in stock next week and hopefully it’ll start getting better.
Gone from half marathons comfortably to struggling walking up the stairs in 2 weeks.
Best get better soon as I have entered the London marathon in October.
250 dollars for an inhaler? What sort of inhaler?
It's the US. That's probably a bargain in healthcare terms.
Something we can probably look forward to in the coming years.
I saw a clip on youtube a few days ago (if I had the know how I would attach a link) A guy is on the streets of a UK town asking random peeps how much they think certain medical treatments cost in the US (including the cost of child birth)250 dollars for an inhaler? What sort of inhaler?
Probably the same sort that costs £10 outside of the USA...250 dollars for an inhaler? What sort of inhaler?
Medical bankruptcy it pretty common in the US. It costs $10k just to have a straightforward birth with no complications.I saw a clip on youtube a few days ago (if I had the know how I would attach a link) A guy is on the streets of a UK town asking random peeps how much they think certain medical treatments cost in the US (including the cost of child birth)
We've heard the stories of medical care being expensive over there but some of the quotes were eye watering. He was working from a sheet so I expect he had exact figures. I distinctly recall the cost of an inhaler and it was indeed in the region of $250.
It’s being run as a virtual run. I’ll be running it around the mean streets of Beduth.Not to worry. Just say you intend to finish in April as a protest cos you're a traditionalist and don't like this date change.
I didn't think anyone other than elite runners were running this year anyway?
Literally a standard asthma inhaler. The joys of the US healthcare system250 dollars for an inhaler? What sort of inhaler?
It is absolutely ridiculous over here and I think it’s sickening to essentially commoditise “health”. After a few days in NYC or LA and you get over the funny factor of all the crazy’s doing their crazy routines, once the novelty has worn off, it’s actually heartbreaking. These are mentally ill people who have been failed by their governments and by their healthcare system and it’s condemned them to the streets.I saw a clip on youtube a few days ago (if I had the know how I would attach a link) A guy is on the streets of a UK town asking random peeps how much they think certain medical treatments cost in the US (including the cost of child birth)
We've heard the stories of medical care being expensive over there but some of the quotes were eye watering. He was working from a sheet so I expect he had exact figures. I distinctly recall the cost of an inhaler and it was indeed in the region of $250.
It is absolutely ridiculous over here and I think it’s sickening to essentially commoditise “health”. After a few days in NYC or LA and you get over the funny factor of all the crazy’s doing their crazy routines, once the novelty has worn off, it’s actually heartbreaking. These are mentally ill people who have been failed by their governments and by their healthcare system and it’s condemned them to the streets.
I think one subtle clarification though is not to confuse what we (as in you and I the average UK citizen) “pay” for something like an inhaler, with what it “costs”.
What i mean is, we pay £10 for an inhaler from Superdrug vs paying $250 here*, but I wonder what the UK government contributes through subsidies towards that inhaler. Intent isn’t to try and minimise the difference or anything like they but instead would love to compare those two true numbers because it exposes the outrageous pricing and profit that I’m sure the US price is built on. Might have a look for a study.
*this is the price if you either a) don’t have any health insurance and you walk in off the street or b) more commonly your health insurance contains a “deductible” which, for all intents and purposes, is an “excess” like we have on our car insurance. Depending on your insurance this ranges from $400 up to somewhere on the thousands. So even myself with decent insurance, unless I’ve already been unhealthy and paid the $400 excess up front that year, id still be $250 out of pocket for the inhaler.
Horrendous system.
Shipley is asthmatic I think. Possibly why he tends to last about an hour.
It's mad really that America penalises sick people this wayIt is absolutely ridiculous over here and I think it’s sickening to essentially commoditise “health”. After a few days in NYC or LA and you get over the funny factor of all the crazy’s doing their crazy routines, once the novelty has worn off, it’s actually heartbreaking. These are mentally ill people who have been failed by their governments and by their healthcare system and it’s condemned them to the streets.
I think one subtle clarification though is not to confuse what we (as in you and I the average UK citizen) “pay” for something like an inhaler, with what it “costs”.
What i mean is, we pay £10 for an inhaler from Superdrug vs paying $250 here*, but I wonder what the UK government contributes through subsidies towards that inhaler. Intent isn’t to try and minimise the difference or anything like they but instead would love to compare those two true numbers because it exposes the outrageous pricing and profit that I’m sure the US price is built on. Might have a look for a study.
*this is the price if you either a) don’t have any health insurance and you walk in off the street or b) more commonly your health insurance contains a “deductible” which, for all intents and purposes, is an “excess” like we have on our car insurance. Depending on your insurance this ranges from $400 up to somewhere on the thousands. So even myself with decent insurance, unless I’ve already been unhealthy and paid the $400 excess up front that year, id still be $250 out of pocket for the inhaler.
Horrendous system.
Salbutamol is a generic drug which can be produced by many manufacturers so it's less than £10 each inhaler
I've no doubt prescription charges here have a large subsidy for the NHS (which people do contribute to in taxes)
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