I went on a mind-boggling journey to get my son’s ADHD medication covered by insurance — twice

 ADHD in the News 2024-01-11


Last January, I went to fill my son’s ADHD prescription and was handed a bag with an unfamiliar drug name on it. No mistake, the pharmacist tech said, it was just the generic version.

View Article: STAT News, January 5, 2024




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I went on a mind-boggling journey to get my son’s ADHD medication covered by insurance — twice