Often the sellers of the strips are insured and paid little out of pocket for them, while the buyers may be underinsured or uninsured, and unable to pay retail prices, which can run well over $100 for a box of 100 strips. Unlike the resale of prescription drugs, which is prohibited by law, it is generally legal to resell unused test strips.
from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2RPIdOZ
January 15, 2019
Rose
Health News, Kaiser Health News
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