{"id":400380,"date":"2026-03-23T22:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/400380\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:44:11","slug":"woman-called-tacky-for-expecting-reimbursement-for-an-epipen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/400380\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Called Tacky For Expecting Reimbursement For An EpiPen"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman named Chad<\/a> reignited the never-ending debate about the cost of healthcare after sharing the pretty odd experience she had when a stranger saved her life with her own EpiPen.<\/p>\n

KFF, an organization that supports health policy, reported<\/a> that Americans spent an astounding $4.9 trillion on healthcare in 2023. It makes sense, then, that people need to use any method available to save money on medical costs. Unfortunately, there\u2019s no official etiquette for what you should do when you save someone else\u2019s life, which would have really helped Chad out.<\/p>\n

Chad needed an EpiPen, and another woman gave her one, but it came with a stipulation.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Chad said, \u201cThe girl who gave me an EpiPen when I was doing the whole anaphylactic shock thing told me I could Venmo her for the EpiPen, and maybe I\u2019m a bad person, but I think she\u2019s tacky for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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also the girl who gave me an epipen when i was doing the whole anaphylactic shock thing told me i could venmo her for the epipen and maybe i\u2019m a bad person but i think she\u2019s tacky for that<\/p>\n

\u2014 chad, red lip cutie (@endofanerajc) March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The post has been viewed 1.5 million times, so it\u2019s no surprise that plenty of people weighed in with their thoughts on the matter. If Chad was hoping for some support, she was seriously disappointed. Almost every comment pointed out how expensive EpiPens are.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think her allergies go away when you stay in the hospital,\u201d one person said. Another added, \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s really outrageous to ask for compensation for a life-saving medicine that\u2019s for emergency situations.\u201d A third person noted, \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s tacky to ask, although I probably wouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

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EpiPens are very expensive, as are many other prescription medications.<\/p>\n

According to prescription savings provider SingleCare<\/a>, brand-name EpiPens come in a two-pack that costs $815 without insurance coverage. There are generics that cost less, as well as coupons you can use with different pharmacies to get a better deal. Still, that\u2019s an enormous amount of money.<\/p>\n

Of course, health insurance should cover part of the cost, but that only applies if you\u2019re actually insured. Census Bureau data showed<\/a> that 8% of Americans didn\u2019t have health coverage as of 2023.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a report from the Bank of America Institute found<\/a> that roughly a quarter of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, meaning they can pay their bills but have absolutely nothing left over for savings or emergency expenses. If someone is in that situation, they\u2019re definitely not going to be able to spend nearly $1,000 on a prescription, even if it is life-saving.<\/p>\n

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This seems unprecedented, so it\u2019s tough to say what the right thing to do was.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s really not one specific answer for why medication costs so much money. Physician Robert H. Shmerling, MD, theorized<\/a> that it comes from a combination of drug companies seeking to make money, expensive advertising, and higher insurance costs. It does feel like people in the wealthiest country in the world shouldn\u2019t have to deal with those things, though.<\/p>\n

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Of course, that\u2019s just a dream and not reality. With the way the healthcare industry stands now, patients are often stuck paying exorbitant prices for care, even when they are insured. This means that in the case of a medicine like an EpiPen that literally saves lives, many people will feel like their survival has a price attached.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s really no way to say whether the woman who gave her EpiPen to Chad was wrong to ask for reimbursement or not. It does feel a bit questionable to ask someone who came close to losing their life to pay for their trouble. But, on the other hand, EpiPens are not cheap by any means, and that woman needs access to one just as much as Chad did. It\u2019s possible that she would have no other way to replace her EpiPen than for Chad to step in.<\/p>\n

This is a unique circumstance, and it seems like it would have been better handled if Chad and the other woman had discussed their differing views in person instead of taking the argument to social media.<\/p>\n

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Mary-Faith Martinez is a writer with a bachelor\u2019s degree in English and Journalism who covers news, psychology, lifestyle, and human interest topics.<\/p>\n