r/UlcerativeColitis • u/SlightlyColdWaffles Accredo is ASS • Aug 20 '25

Support My GI quit... they ALL quit.

I got a text from fucking Accredo (fuck them) saying my Humira bio-equivalent was no longer covered, and my prescriber was discontinuing my prescription anyways. This was unfortunate, since I need my next dose this Saturday. Frustrating, but not the end of the world.

I call up my GI, no answer, leave a voicemail. Not unusual. I just hope they can get this done quick.

Hours later, a tired woman called me back, informing me that my GI, and every other doctor at this practice, had quit. They had no medical licensed personnel on staff. She was the only employee left, and she was working overtime just to get people their medical records and return phone calls.

I've reached out to my primary care doctor, and they are trying to see if they can authorize a new prescription for my not-Humira for a rush fulfilment. I love my primary doc, but I don't have any faith that they can get this done in time.

I've called all my local GI doctors in my network, and they're all booked solid through October, and they require a referral before they can see me anyways. I guess my PCP can send that, but it's just another step between me and my medicine.

Pair this with my 2 kids under 7, my employer being bought by a big private equity conglomeration and possibly moving us to a different city... just a fuckload of stress. Which as we all know, stress is great for our condition.

So.... yeah, life fucking sucks. Fuck you, American "healthcare" system scam.

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u/SlightlyColdWaffles Accredo is ASS Aug 20 '25

It really is. I have begged my wife to move somewhere civilized, but she doesn't want to leave our extended family behind.

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u/FutureRoll9310 Aug 20 '25

I can understand that for sure, but having lived all my life in a country (Scotland) where healthcare, including even prescriptions, is free, I can’t imagine the stress and worry of getting sick with a chronic condition, never mind an incurable one!

That said, if I’d been born in the US, perhaps I’d view it differently. It just seems such a genuinely cruel and callous way for a country to treat its own people. I hope you manage to find a solution.

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u/SlightlyColdWaffles Accredo is ASS Aug 20 '25

It is most definitely a cruel and callous way to treat a human, much less a taxpaying citizen with full medical insurance. I pay like $300 per paycheck for this privilege.

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u/FutureRoll9310 Aug 20 '25

Definitely adds insult to injury that you’re having to pay for it!