In Massachusetts people will sometimes defer food expense by using a food pantry, then using the grocery budget to pay for their medicine. That's getting tricky, though, since so many people have caught on and the food pantries are stretched a bit thin. (Hmm, maybe it's time to whip out the ol' plastic and visit http://gbfb.org/ - things are going OK right now...)

Another thing you can do is ask a friend to fill your car up for you, in exchange for a return of the favor when you're doing well and they're not, and use the gas money for medicine.

There are also lots of places you can buy medicine online to get around the "she's American, she must be rich" surcharge. I used pillstrust.com when I hurt my back, and had my Flexeril before the covered supply ran out.

Love, Columbine