“As a patient, it made me feel like my life didn’t matter. Money mattered more.”
For Tionna, finding a medication to stabilize her Crohn’s disease was a long, hard journey.
She was placed on medication that stabilized her condition and provided relief for two years, but her insurance company stopped covering this medication simply due to its cost.
She was forced to switch to the medication that the insurance company would cover because the cost of the original medication proved unaffordable for Tionna.
Shortly after this, her symptoms returned and she experienced regular flare ups. She felt weak everyday and couldn’t even take a shower without assistance.
Tionna felt that her insurance company cared more about how much her disease was going to cost them and how they could maximize profits rather than the suffering she endured.
Tionna would like for Insurance companies to prioritize patient health and quality of life.