Jessica, Kacey, and Hailey
New York · Phenylketonuria (PKU)Annual cost: $720
Having coverage for medical nutrition would mean everything to our daughters. They have had to take jobs because of the insurance ...
Having coverage for medical nutrition would mean everything to our daughters. They have had to take jobs because of the insurance ...
I am a voting 46 year old PKU adult male who is self reliant and is a major source of income in my house hold. I have a career, build/ ...
My daughter’s formula is currently covered. This formula allows my daughter’s brain and body to remain healthy. It allows her to ...
Coverage for medical foods would mean everything.
Coverage for medical foods would mean everything. We could pay our bills and not live paycheck to paycheck. Blended food is not ...
My kids have been on their diet their entire lives (we have three kids with PKU) and now at a crucial time (maternal age), she can not ...
Coverage would ease a huge financial burden for our family. Not only is the formula expensive, but so is the specialized diet Avery ...
I am a city worker. The free insurance didn’t cover feeding tube supplies or formula. So I had to switch to an insurance I had to ...
Turning 26 and navigating through my own insurance was a nightmare.
Turning 26 and navigating through my own insurance was a nightmare. NYS Medicaid is a blessing but not sure how long I can stay on ...
When Norah was just 5 days old, we received a call from our clinic saying that Norah had something called PKU. At the time, we had ...
My insurance as a NYC public school teacher covers Emily’s medical formula only. But it is never easy. Every year there is a ...
My greatest worries are what happens if my husband’s job comes to an end and we can’t afford the medical formula/foods or can’t afford insurance. More importantly, what happens when my son has to start taking care of these expenses himself.
The cost of food and formula limits many things besides medical foods themselves.
Because of the high cost of formula and food, ...
Ethan has tyrosinemia and cannot eat a regular diet. He is restricted on the amount of protein he is able to consume on a daily basis, ...
Our daughter must take a medication twice a day, drink medical formula and eat special medical foods in order to stay healthy. We are extremely lucky that our insurance covers a large portion but so many families are not as lucky as we are. Medical nutrition IS NOT AN OPTION.
When our daughter was diagnosed with an Inherited Metabolic Disorder at 10 days old I remember the frantic whirlwind of calls, emails, ...
Josiah is an adorable baby boy who lives with his parents and older sister Middletown, New York.
His story starts like that of most ...
We are self-insured. We have had to change health insurances every year for the past several years because the insurance company went ...
Passing this law would mean a lot more money to go around. Better health for me which makes me better for my family.
Passing this law would mean a lot more money to go around. Better health for me which makes me better for my ...
It would be such a relief for me to know that my daughter would always be able to afford her formula and medical food.
It would be such a relief for me to know that my daughter would always be able to afford her formula and medical food. My insurer will ...