Quick Hits: Woman Can’t Get Prescription Because She’s Deceased. Wait, What?

The Social Security Administration mistakenly listed a Texas woman as deceased, and now her pharmacy won’t honor her Medicare.

A recent ABC 13 article covered a bizarre case in which a woman was denied insurance after she was mistakenly labeled as deceased. The mixup occurred at the Social Security Administration when her social security number was associated with a death certificate. The 73-year-old woman found out when she visited her pharmacy to pick up her prescription. She takes 9 and a half pills a day, which cost about $850 a month without insurance.

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