Wow a monthly refill authorization sounds really onerous! I can't believe they make you do that. It sounds like they try to make the process as cumbersome as possible so you go away. Which you did. I think I would do the same.
A story like that really puts into context what expensive insulin means. When it's expensive, they want to make sure you don't sell it. So even people who can get it through insurance are affected.
For contrast an experience from a rich European country: My doc writes me a yearly prescription. I forgot to renew it once, and had to pay out of my pocket to get my insulin. He sent me a backdated prescription I could use to get the cost reimbursed.
A story like that really puts into context what expensive insulin means. When it's expensive, they want to make sure you don't sell it. So even people who can get it through insurance are affected.
For contrast an experience from a rich European country: My doc writes me a yearly prescription. I forgot to renew it once, and had to pay out of my pocket to get my insulin. He sent me a backdated prescription I could use to get the cost reimbursed.