Table 4.

Financial limitations voiced by carers of children using subsidised Pump Programs.

Carer responses to open question “How will you go about obtaining a second pump?”
“I am hoping my medical issues will improve allowing me to gain reliable employment soon though. For now, we will just try to care for this pump so we can use this pump for as long as possible.”	“Not sure as not financially secure.”	“I have been working and saving to buy one outright, I cannot afford health insurance being a single parent.”
“Hopefully she will be able to afford her own private health insurance, when she gets a job.”	“We are a family with many special needs and that impacts us financially … private health insurance would be very unrealistic on our current budget. We are so fortunate our child received a pump because we couldn’t have afforded it.”	“Not sure as situation hasn’t changed. May have to see if I can afford health insurance in the future.”