Or do registered blind people usually get payment exemptions?
Actually, I have no idea... :-)
Google says not, although you get free eye tests. But then I get those too, because I'm over 40 and my father suffered from Glaucoma.
Living in Wales I don't pay for 'scrips anyway, but under the English system I wouldn't pay because ONE of the drugs I take is exempt from charges. I don't understand in the least why that should entitle me to free unrelated drugs. No wonder the NHS loses money.
I'm not complaining, because I have a several of things on regular repeat prescription and over the years the system saved me a fortune. The most sensible thing would be to make certain meds free of charge, including asthma drugs. But there'd be issues of low income exemptions etc, so maybe the current system is the simplest to administer even if it doesn't make a great deal of sense. And I can't see anyone making asthma drugs free of charge, can you? Even though asthma's a known potential killer, it'd cost so much that it simply won't happen.
When I was paying for my 'scrips I had a 'season ticket'. I could never understand why anyone complained about the cost of 'scrips, because that ticket paid for itself so quickly. Actually, I can't understand occasional (note that word - I'm not including people who have regular repeats, for whom the cost can be prohibitive without an annual ticket) meds users complaining at all. Generally speaking, the cost of the 'scrip is nothing to the cost of the drug.
When I was paying for my 'scrips I had a 'season ticket'.
Yes, Mum had one of those until she reached pension age and got them free. Saved her quite a lot of money over the years.
Actually, I can't understand occasional (note that word - I'm not including people who have regular repeats, for whom the cost can be prohibitive without an annual ticket) meds users complaining at all. Generally speaking, the cost of the 'scrip is nothing to the cost of the drug.
Compared to the US system where you either pay for insurance or pay for all healthcare at point of use, it's a huge bargain.
I get repeats for my blood pressure drugs, but they give me two months supply at a time so it doesn't cost enough to be worth getting a season ticket. I'm jolly glad to get them though.
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Actually, I have no idea... :-)
Google says not, although you get free eye tests. But then I get those too, because I'm over 40 and my father suffered from Glaucoma.
That is pretty odd...
When I was paying for my 'scrips I had a 'season ticket'. I could never understand why anyone complained about the cost of 'scrips, because that ticket paid for itself so quickly. Actually, I can't understand occasional (note that word - I'm not including people who have regular repeats, for whom the cost can be prohibitive without an annual ticket) meds users complaining at all. Generally speaking, the cost of the 'scrip is nothing to the cost of the drug.
Yes, Mum had one of those until she reached pension age and got them free. Saved her quite a lot of money over the years.
Compared to the US system where you either pay for insurance or pay for all healthcare at point of use, it's a huge bargain.
I get repeats for my blood pressure drugs, but they give me two months supply at a time so it doesn't cost enough to be worth getting a season ticket. I'm jolly glad to get them though.