It adds up to “you’d be unusual NOT to qualify”. From what I can tell, it’s purely a test of how clueful your healthcare provider is, and how willing/able you are to advocate for yourself. I know of nobody who’s been denied it when they want it, and only a few who haven’t gotten it because their provider didn’t bring it up and they didn’t ask.
My sample set skews rich and intellectual, so that likely explains a lot. I’m certain that many of these categories are listed BECAUSE they get lower-quality care and are less able to push for the medication that would help them. I don’t know how expense for the un/underinsured plays into it either.
It adds up to “you’d be unusual NOT to qualify”. From what I can tell, it’s purely a test of how clueful your healthcare provider is, and how willing/able you are to advocate for yourself. I know of nobody who’s been denied it when they want it, and only a few who haven’t gotten it because their provider didn’t bring it up and they didn’t ask.
My sample set skews rich and intellectual, so that likely explains a lot. I’m certain that many of these categories are listed BECAUSE they get lower-quality care and are less able to push for the medication that would help them. I don’t know how expense for the un/underinsured plays into it either.