Americans between 50 and 65 are skipping prescriptions and rationing medication while waiting for Medicare, and the psychological toll is worse than the physical one

Americans between 50 and 65 are skipping prescriptions and rationing medication while waiting for Medicare, and the psychological toll is worse than the physical one

Add DMNews to your Google News feed. Tension: Americans in the pre-Medicare gap (ages 50-65) are quietly cutting pills, skipping refills, and rationing prescriptions — not out of ignorance, but out of financial desperation during the exact years their bodies need the most care. Noise: The conversation focuses on physical health consequences and policy gaps, but misses the deeper psychological damage: the shame, the identity erosion, and the way…