Ames woman denied coverage for $16K prescription, insurance says it’s because bloodwork wasn’t done during pandemic
Sara Willette feels her insurance company is forcing her to choose between getting exposed to COVID, which could kill her, or going without a lifesaving therapy.
AMES, Iowa — An Ames woman is fighting to get a lifesaving medication after insurance told her pharmacy they weren’t going to cover it anymore.
The medicine costs more than $10,000 a month, a price Sara Willette said she can’t afford to pay.
“It’s saddening, it’s frustrating and it’s completely unnecessary,” Willette said. “It’s a novel virus pandemic out there. We shouldn’t be sending high-risk people in when it’s not safe yet.”
Willette’s health
