That may be the case, I don't know, as I wasn't on Medicare yet then. Yeah, the ceiling was much higher than for Medicaid. My doctor suggested it when I balked at the cost of Crestor versus Lipitor.
Mine was for an eye drop. My pressure was high in my eyes. Just over the limit so eye dr wanted me to go on drops. I still use them but haven't run out of my free supply, so I'll have to look to see what and where I get those now. It wasn't very expensive anyway...$88 but I didn't feel like spending that much. Maybe my supplemental will cover it.
Yeah @Chrissy Page I mean, why should we have to check up on the medical personnel? I mean isn't that their job? I mean when she told me the prescription had been taken care of, why wasn't it? I am not one to cause trouble, but if I was, I would raise cain about this. As long as I have my meds is all I care about really. In terms of that Epipen thing, that CEO should be fired in my opinion. It is people like her, consumed with self interest, that cause prescription drugs to skyrocket. Shame on you Meg...what ever your name is!
It's beyond ridiculous anymore....these crooks should be in jail. Life saving drugs like the epi pen and they have the nerve to ask that much for it. Ok ...if that's how much it cost to make and their profit was very small but that's not the case, nor is it the case with Wellbutrin.
By the amount of TV ads, the enrollment period for Medicare supplements must be coming up. Got a letter yesterday concerning my healthcare option for the next physical year. Starts Oct.1 Healthcare options are some of the most difficult choices we seniors face. Make a bad choice, and you 'pay' for it for a whole year.
When my doctor changed my heart medicine , it was a newer one and was not covered by my insurance. My doctor said there might be an issue, and to call his office if my insurance didn't cover it. What he had to do was contact my insurance company and tell them that I needed that specific medicine, and then they approved it for me. It still was not on the regular approved list; but if your doctor calls your insurance company and says you need this specific medication for depression, then they should be able to approve it for you. It is at least worth calling your doctor and asking him to call the insurance company.
Thanks Yvonne...that's what I'm going to do...worth a try. We have to jump thru so many hoops to get something. @Tim Burr , are you eligible for medicare or dealing with obamacare or what? I hated the year before medicare...my mailbox was filled with health insurance ads that looked like they came from medicare. More crooked advertising. Everybody wants to scam you somehow. I still can't get past the idea that an antidepressant that may not even work or have side effects that make you stop taking it can cost $1000! I have a drawerful of antidepressants that I filled and only took a couple. This has me steaming angry, I'm going to have to get to the bottom of this and find out why some crappy 10 cent antidepressant can cost so much. Don't these people have a heart or soul? You're depressed and need help and it costs $1000! Smh. I wasn't impressed with the attitude of the pharmacist either. It was like yep, that's the price. Bye.
Not yet on Medicare, the option was to continue with my plan from my Military retirement, Tricare Prime or not. It's run by Humana and the price and coverage are nice, only question is what happens when I turn 65. Just weighing all my options at the moment.
I'm still ranting.... Not that I would ever even consider doing something like this but I can see how someone gets to the point where they just can't take it anymore and goes and gets a gun and goes on a suicide by cop shooting spree. Thankfully I have good support and options but jeez what a summer I had, one thing after another but they were solved because money wasn't a problem because of my family but if someone doesn't have that or the money, they will have the rats, the heat, etc. then they try to get help with a med and are told its $1000! It obviously takes more to go over the edge but it's not hard in today's world. Family man, kids, loses job. Things just keep piling up, have to jump through hoop after hoop. Forgot my filling fell out, well I'm lucky and it will be fixed for free but going to a dentist is expensive and even though I knew it would be fixed, I had a meltdown and my troubles are nothing compared to many others...I'm actually a very fortunate person yet it was too much. It's tough in today's world.
You're lucky then with what you have. It does take a long time to go through everything for medicare and what works best for you, I was happy with my choice and except for Wellbutrin not being covered, it's been smooth sailing and no problems. I've actually come out ahead even though I have to pay $127 for Part B.
Two things. My wife was prescribed Wellbutrin to quit smoking. It worked! My nephew retired last September at 64, electing to defer receiving S/S until later down the road, 66 maybe. This June he turned 65, and S/S has hit him up for a payment of $670, regarding Medicare, which he paid, and is now having to pay the standard Medicare deduction monthly out of pocket! Imagine that! Frank
@Chrissy Page Two things. Evidently, unknown to me, everyone who turns 65 must pay in to Medicare whether getting S/S benefits or not, and, It is bad practice to bite the hand which feeds one.
I didn't pay into medicare....I still don't understand. I got medicare part B which is $127 but it was my choice.
I'm sorry to hear about that $1000 cost of medicine. Does the pharmacy industry know how much $1000 is worth? I understand that there are expensive medicines but not that expensive, huh. You are right, @Chrissy Page, who can afford that price of medicine? Over here, we are also conscious of the cost of medicine particularly the maintenance medication. In fact, I have stopped buying my maintenance medication for my hypertension because my sister is giving me a free supply courtesy of their hospital. For my husband's maintenance of the same kind, he buys the so called generic which is less than 50% the cost of the branded.