An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
January 26th, 2011
Insurance Company Cheese Shop Redux
I had an interesting exchange with one of our nurses this week about a long-term patient of ours. The e-mails went something like this: Got a fax from —-‘s insurance that his Lipitor won’t be covered anymore. They will cover simvastatin, lovastatin, and pravastatin. Let me know what you want to do. Charlie He’s on darunavir, and […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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