Is this extortion? Blue Cross Blue Shield refuses to send my med home, unless....

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So I've been taking Tezspire since the pandemic for Severe Asthma. Tezspire it's an injection that lowers Interlukant 8 and 13 and I have to take it every 28 days just to stay alive. The problem is that I have to travel more than hour just to get the med injected on my shoulder. The whole thing takes less than 5 minutes. In the last 6 months, my condition got worse. I've been going to the emergency room a lot for shortness of breath and tachycardia. Fatigue is insane, sometimes it's hard to walk around the house. Symptoms show up randomly and it happens every single day 😔 These symptoms make me anxious and honestly it's really hard to travel when you can have an "episode" at anytime, especially when it's more than an hour away. I talked to Blue Cross Blue Shield and they said that they'll do it, if I stop going to the emergency room. I was like what?! You want me to stop going to ER And they said yes If you don't go, for at least 3 to 4 months will send your med home. The best I did was 30 days, but unfortunately last week I had to go bc it was just unbearable and I was alone at home. Is what their doing ok or legal? I feel like this is some form of extortion.

Posted Aug 5, 2025, 10:10 PM UTC

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