Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 I knew that Ambien's patent was about to run out, but didn't know that it had. It works very well for me, but I've been having to pay $50 a month because my insurance company took it off their formulary. I guess now they might put it back on. But I cut the pills in two and use it primarily for travel, since my GP is very stingy with her prescriptions for it. Sue On Monday, May 8, 2006, at 10:28 PM, betnden@... wrote: > Now, I found I can > afford Ambien since it's now a generic and covered by Part D. Last > year I > was prescribed Ambien and Medicare covered it one time, but I used all > my > voucher for it. When I tried to refill it, the price was $250 for one > month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Tess, I hadn't thought about that. When you become eligible for Part D, you lose qualification for free meds from the manufacturers, right? That's a bad thing! Can you get generic meds to replace those expensive ones? I hope so. Dennis [ ] Medicare Part D > You know, I am happy it is helping a lot of folks. But it has hurt me. > On an income of $612. a month, I pay between $30.-$60. a month now for > copays, where before part D I paid zero. It seems amazing that what was > supposed to help now takes as much as 10% of my income. > > Love... > > Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I don't know why it's hard for me to understand, but when a name brand goes from the original nme to the same with a letter extension like Ambien and Ambien CR, it's a way to tell that the original is going to the generic group. I guess it's that way for all meds, I don't know. Dennis Re: [ ] Medicare Part D >I knew that Ambien's patent was about to run out, but didn't know that > it had. It works very well for me, but I've been having to pay $50 a > month because my insurance company took it off their formulary. I guess > now they might put it back on. But I cut the pills in two and use it > primarily for travel, since my GP is very stingy with her prescriptions > for it. > > Sue > > On Monday, May 8, 2006, at 10:28 PM, betnden@... wrote: > >> Now, I found I can >> afford Ambien since it's now a generic and covered by Part D. Last >> year I >> was prescribed Ambien and Medicare covered it one time, but I used all >> my >> voucher for it. When I tried to refill it, the price was $250 for one >> month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 " benefits " ? I understand sometimes less is more.sometimes things look good on paper, but are not so good in reality. I got soc sec disability and I get $599 a month. BUT my husband also gets soc sec, and so our kids got Medicaide. When I got my soc sec, it increased our income just enough to bump us out of being able to qualify for the Medicaide for the kids. Problem being my oldest childs meds were $2500 a month and my youngests were $900 a month. Thank goodness for the patient perscription assistance programs. Alas, then my son had his eye surgeries and there was not time to wait thru for med assistance approvals. But then YAY our ChampVA benefits kicked in. Soooooo... that covered the kids and their meds. I am not sure how the government thought their math worked out that by us getting my soc sec coming in at less than 600 a month we could suddenly pay for all those meds out of pocket. If it were not for the ChampVA I woulda gave back my soc sec. Just so my kids could have coverage. - In , <betnden@...> wrote: > > Tess, I hadn't thought about that. When you become eligible for Part D, you > lose qualification for free meds from the manufacturers, right? That's a bad > thing! Can you get generic meds to replace those expensive ones? I hope so. > > Dennis > > [ ] Medicare Part D > > > > You know, I am happy it is helping a lot of folks. But it has hurt me. > > On an income of $612. a month, I pay between $30.-$60. a month now for > > copays, where before part D I paid zero. It seems amazing that what was > > supposed to help now takes as much as 10% of my income. > > > > Love... > > > > Tess > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 that reminded me of an odd situation we had several years ago. I was working somewhere making not much more than min wage cuz I was trained on the job. The place offered health insurance and I took it as my husband had just applied for his disability benefits and they had not yet made a determination. 6 months or so later, he still did not have a determination from soc sec, and my place of employment changed health insurance plans. SUddenly instead of getting a paycheck, many of us instead got.....a bill. Our insurance premiums increased over and above the size of our 40 hour paychecks!!!! I had to leave for a diff job where I could cover insurance and bring home some money. - In , <betnden@...> wrote: > > Tess, I hadn't thought about that. When you become eligible for Part D, you > lose qualification for free meds from the manufacturers, right? That's a bad > thing! Can you get generic meds to replace those expensive ones? I hope so. > > Dennis > > [ ] Medicare Part D > > > > You know, I am happy it is helping a lot of folks. But it has hurt me. > > On an income of $612. a month, I pay between $30.-$60. a month now for > > copays, where before part D I paid zero. It seems amazing that what was > > supposed to help now takes as much as 10% of my income. > > > > Love... > > > > Tess > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 , I'm " becoming aware " of the fact that not too many people understand Part D. From what I've been told, all the pharmacies have to charge the same price for the prescription, but the monthly premium is different from plan to plan. I'm paying $14 premium per month with Humana, and the cost to me per script is less than I thought. So far, I have no complaints. In the last few days, local news TV stations have been interviewing people about their Part D choices. I cannot believe it, but some people that are not shut-ins don't know about the program and have never heard of it! The ignorance of these people should be against the law, punishable by having to read the newspaper out loud every day for a month. Dennis [ ] Medicare Part D Hi everyone, Just read in today's paper that Monday is the last day to choose an insurance plan to provide prescription coverage for those whom are eligiable for Medicare Part D. Here are 2 more phone numbers that might be helpful. Medicare 1-800-633-4227 and Health Insurance Couseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) 1-800-434-0222. Both of these numbers might be able to help. It's worth a try to get help paying for these expensive meds. I am becomming aware that although Medicare Part D is a federal program, it is different in every state. I guess some provide better coverage than others. Go figure.... Love to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Dennis, Love your sense of humor,. I guess it depends on your income whether or not you have to pay a premium..I know in California low income people don't pay a premium. If you are not low income some counties charge a premium others pay the premium for you. The county I live in pays the premium. So there is really no excuse where I live to have not signed up for Medi Part D. However I did have my first problem filling a prescription. I have a very stuborn sinus infection that just won't go away. Saw the doc today and he prescibed one more go round of the antibiotic that he feels might be working. My insurance wanted prior approval from my doc for the med. They said a refillk was too soon,. I talked to them and wxplained to them that my doc would not have prescribed the med if he didn't want me to take it. They still insisted on prior approval.. Go figure I have an infection, but I have to wait several days to get the drug that might cure it. I feel that this infection might be causing my RA flare up. My doc thinks the same but not for sure. Said my Rheumy would know best. I was under the impression that one could get the meds they needed. I am going to call that advocacy number for Medi part D tomorrow and dicuss my situation with them. Wish me luck. oplepc.com wrote: , I'm " becoming aware " of the fact that not too many people understand Part D. From what I've been told, all the pharmacies have to charge the same price for the prescription, but the monthly premium is different from plan to plan. I'm paying $14 premium per month with Humana, and the cost to me per script is less than I thought. So far, I have no complaints. In the last few days, local news TV stations have been interviewing people about their Part D choices. I cannot believe it, but some people that are not shut-ins don't know about the program and have never heard of it! The ignorance of these people should be against the law, punishable by having to read the newspaper out loud every day for a month. Dennis [ ] Medicare Part D Hi everyone, Just read in today's paper that Monday is the last day to choose an insurance plan to provide prescription coverage for those whom are eligiable for Medicare Part D. Here are 2 more phone numbers that might be helpful. Medicare 1-800-633-4227 and Health Insurance Couseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) 1-800-434-0222. Both of these numbers might be able to help. It's worth a try to get help paying for these expensive meds. I am becomming aware that although Medicare Part D is a federal program, it is different in every state. I guess some provide better coverage than others. Go figure.... Love to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Cynical response time: Dennis, this is one way manufacturers try to hold on to their market share. With Ambien's patent about to expire, they don't want people switching over to the generic, so they make an adjustment in the formulation and market it as a " new and improved " version of Ambien - Ambien CR (which, by golly, you can't get in generic form). Not an MD I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] Medicare Part D I don't know why it's hard for me to understand, but when a name brand goes from the original nme to the same with a letter extension like Ambien and Ambien CR, it's a way to tell that the original is going to the generic group. I guess it's that way for all meds, I don't know. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Cynical, ? HAH! It seems that everything I have dealt with in the last few weeks has been cynical in one way or another. The Hospitalist I had while in for the A-Fib was pretty up-to-date on her meds and understood the Part D as well. She wrote me a prescription for 10 mg Ambien because she knew it was a generic and that it would help me. When I did the follow-up yesterday with my Nurse Practitioner, she didn't want me to have any Ambien because 'after a few doses, your body becomes accustomed to it and it takes more and more to do the same job, so I shouldn't take it any more than I absolutely have to. Now, all of a sudden, Xanax is a " horrible " medicine and I shouldn't take it, either. She didn't say that last November when I last saw her and she prescribed Ambien for me without caring that I couldn't afford it. I checked last night and it had been $303 for 30 tabs. She also said I need Prozac instead of Amitriptyline, so she changed that also, to a more expensive med. My EKG showed an abnormality, but I shouldn't worry about it, it's " probably nothing " . That, along with drilling a hole inn my hand, teeth falling apart and the resulting expense of not being able to help unless I have a rich uncle, and other things going terribly wrong, have made me think of 'running away from home'! Yeah, cynical... ;} Dennis Re: [ ] Medicare Part D I don't know why it's hard for me to understand, but when a name brand goes from the original nme to the same with a letter extension like Ambien and Ambien CR, it's a way to tell that the original is going to the generic group. I guess it's that way for all meds, I don't know. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Hi , Like many people, I too, got confused when suddenly I was faced with Medicare Part D. I was lucky that I was also on Medicaid. They automatically added me to UnicareRx w/o me losing my medicare. My husband who is also handicapped was not so lucky as he has Medicare but doesn't qualify for Medicaid. The loophole here is that by having Aetna you signed up for an HMO which they tried to sneak in as part of the package in signing up for Medicare part D. My husband refused to sign up for an HMO and called UnicareRx and asked if he was eligible for that w/o signing up with the HMO. They approved him and now he gets his meds w/o any co-pay or monthly premiums. What's more, Precision Rx requested that my docs write scripts for 90 days with 3 refills to last one year. And they will mail it to you wherever you want them in the USA. So, if you go on vacation or visit family for any extended length of time, they will mail it to you there. When one signs up with an HMO, you give up your medicare control to the HMO company who sets up the rules and you are then limited by the rules of the HMO. If you can get back control of your medicare, find a pharmacy like mine who will cover your meds. Walmart, Kmart and Sam's Club all take the Unicare Rx card and you don't have to be a member to go to Sam's Club pharmacy. Rite Aid, Duane Reade & CVS also accept the card. That would be the way to go. It is a medical quagmire out there. That medicare part D thing was a ruse to get everybody on an HMO. My mom got caught up in that also and was told she had to pay for her follow up Mammograms while recuperating from breast cancer surgery. She could not go to her regular PC, but to the one that belonged to the HMO she signed up for. My mother-in law died from signing up with an HMO. When she got lung cancer, she was limited to the doc they had and could not go outside the structure of the HMO for a second opinion or therapy. Within 2 years she was dead. As you can see, I am totally against HMO's. I am a retired nurse, so I've seen plenty wrong with them and nothing right. Check it out. Dolores <tmaldonado@...> wrote: Hi there everyone. It has been a while since I have posted. Actually, I have been doing well in health so I haven't had a lot of questions to ask until now. I went on long term disability a few years ago and then I was told I was eligible for Medicare as my coverage of insurance. Of course as many of you know, there is now the Medicare Part D that covers presciptions. Well, I am wondering if anyone out there on Medicare Part D has encountered any problems with it. I not only take Doxy for my dermatomyositis but I take Enbrel shots three times a week for the RA part. Well, like instructed I signed up for the part D by May 15. I have had a few prescriptions filled and Doxy being one that is not covered. I went Thursday to pick up my order of Enbrel and I was told I owed $1,780.00!! Yes, you read correctly. I called my Aetna insurance and Enbrel company and was told that I was in the donut hole or otherwise known as the Gap and I had already used up my limit of medication money and now I have to pay the next $4,000 to $6,000 before Aetna will pick up again and I will then owe a copay. My copay was $20.00 until Thursday. Has anyone had this problem and what insurance are you on? I am lost and don't know what I am going to do. I am taking my last shot tonight and I guess I get to go cold turkey. I can apply for assist but it will take 4-6 weeks before I get an answer and that is if I am accepted. Anyone have any suggestions besides me calling my doctor?? Thanks in advance for any advice and input. in Texas DM 8 years this month AP for the last 3 years To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi , You can have your doctor write a letter to the HMO and tell them that you need your meds to be covered under the catastrophic (bad sp) coverage. I think it is in most of the HMO literature but they don't really tell you what it is. Also I called medicare and asked them for the insurances that do not have the donut hole. They said Humana...guess what one I am going to take . I did not qualify till this month so thats whay I can still apply. Good luck. cooky rheumatic Medicare Part D Hi there everyone. It has been a while since I have posted. Actually, I have been doing well in health so I haven't had a lot of questions to ask until now. I went on long term disability a few years ago and then I was told I was eligible for Medicare as my coverage of insurance. Of course as many of you know, there is now the Medicare Part D that covers presciptions. Well, I am wondering if anyone out there on Medicare Part D has encountered any problems with it. I not only take Doxy for my dermatomyositis but I take Enbrel shots three times a week for the RA part. Well, like instructed I signed up for the part D by May 15. I have had a few prescriptions filled and Doxy being one that is not covered. I went Thursday to pick up my order of Enbrel and I was told I owed $1,780.00!! Yes, you read correctly. I called my Aetna insurance and Enbrel company and was told that I was in the donut hole or otherwise known as the Gap and I had already used up my limit of medication money and now I have to pay the next $4,000 to $6,000 before Aetna will pick up again and I will then owe a copay. My copay was $20.00 until Thursday. Has anyone had this problem and what insurance are you on? I am lost and don't know what I am going to do. I am taking my last shot tonight and I guess I get to go cold turkey. I can apply for assist but it will take 4-6 weeks before I get an answer and that is if I am accepted. Anyone have any suggestions besides me calling my doctor?? Thanks in advance for any advice and input. in Texas DM 8 years this month AP for the last 3 years To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 I refused the Medicare Part D because our insurance through my husband's company said don't sign up, we will continue to pay. As it turns out, the gov't pays them if we stay with them. Nevertheless, I have to pay the full amount, then wait for the company to reimburse me 80%. Some of these meds are ungodly high, as much as $500 for 30 days worth (Ihave things other than RA). I don't qualify for Medicaid either, so is this UnicareRx available even if you have other insurance? Do they have a website or phone number where I can check to see? Thanks, Jill In a message dated 9/10/2006 12:08:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cookee1@... writes: Hi Dolores, I am also a retired nurse and the biggest thing I find with HMO and PPo is the donut gap between what the plans pay for your medicines and the 3,600 gap before they will pay anymore. Also I hate generic drugs. If they are by a big drug company they are good but when you get " no recognizable name pharmacy " in there, they take out and put in so that the drug is barely recognizable. So I almost always ask for brand name and that makes the amount paid out for drugs go up fast. I do not qualify for medicade. So I signed up for a separate medical and drug coverage which is costing me " big bucks " ! How did your husband get the precisionRX without qualifying for medicare and what medical plan is he on? I studied the plans and the only one worthwhile is B and C. I am in the 3 months after signing up for edicare so I can choose whatever I want. I hate to pay out such high premiums but I also know if I don't do it now then later if I get really sick they attatch a rider(not an HMO or PPO) and you could get turned down. I appreciate all you write and not just about medicare. cooky Re: rheumatic Medicare Part D Hi , Like many people, I too, got confused when suddenly I was faced with Medicare Part D. I was lucky that I was also on Medicaid. They automatically added me to UnicareRx w/o me losing my medicare. My husband who is also handicapped was not so lucky as he has Medicare but doesn't qualify for Medicaid. The loophole here is that by having Aetna you signed up for an HMO which they tried to sneak in as part of the package in signing up for Medicare part D. My husband refused to sign up for an HMO and called UnicareRx and asked if he was eligible for that w/o signing up with the HMO. They approved him and now he gets his meds w/o any co-pay or monthly premiums. What's more, Precision Rx requested that my docs write scripts for 90 days with 3 refills to last one year. And they will mail it to you wherever you want them in the USA. So, if you go on vacation or visit family for any extended length of time, they will mail it to you there. When one signs up with an HMO, you give up your medicare control to the HMO company who sets up the rules and you are then limited by the rules of the HMO. If you can get back control of your medicare, find a pharmacy like mine who will cover your meds. Walmart, Kmart and Sam's Club all take the Unicare Rx card and you don't have to be a member to go to Sam's Club pharmacy. Rite Aid, Duane Reade & CVS also accept the card. That would be the way to go. It is a medical quagmire out there. That medicare part D thing was a ruse to get everybody on an HMO. My mom got caught up in that also and was told she had to pay for her follow up Mammograms while recuperating from breast cancer surgery. She could not go to her regular PC, but to the one that belonged to the HMO she signed up for. My mother-in law died from signing up with an HMO. When she got lung cancer, she was limited to the doc they had and could not go outside the structure of the HMO for a second opinion or therapy. Within 2 years she was dead. As you can see, I am totally against HMO's. I am a retired nurse, so I've seen plenty wrong with them and nothing right. Check it out. Dolores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Hi Dolores, I am also a retired nurse and the biggest thing I find with HMO and PPo is the donut gap between what the plans pay for your medicines and the 3,600 gap before they will pay anymore. Also I hate generic drugs. If they are by a big drug company they are good but when you get " no recognizable name pharmacy " in there, they take out and put in so that the drug is barely recognizable. So I almost always ask for brand name and that makes the amount paid out for drugs go up fast. I do not qualify for medicade. So I signed up for a separate medical and drug coverage which is costing me " big bucks " ! How did your husband get the precisionRX without qualifying for medicare and what medical plan is he on? I studied the plans and the only one worthwhile is B and C. I am in the 3 months after signing up for edicare so I can choose whatever I want. I hate to pay out such high premiums but I also know if I don't do it now then later if I get really sick they attatch a rider(not an HMO or PPO) and you could get turned down. I appreciate all you write and not just about medicare. cooky Re: rheumatic Medicare Part D Hi , Like many people, I too, got confused when suddenly I was faced with Medicare Part D. I was lucky that I was also on Medicaid. They automatically added me to UnicareRx w/o me losing my medicare. My husband who is also handicapped was not so lucky as he has Medicare but doesn't qualify for Medicaid. The loophole here is that by having Aetna you signed up for an HMO which they tried to sneak in as part of the package in signing up for Medicare part D. My husband refused to sign up for an HMO and called UnicareRx and asked if he was eligible for that w/o signing up with the HMO. They approved him and now he gets his meds w/o any co-pay or monthly premiums. What's more, Precision Rx requested that my docs write scripts for 90 days with 3 refills to last one year. And they will mail it to you wherever you want them in the USA. So, if you go on vacation or visit family for any extended length of time, they will mail it to you there. When one signs up with an HMO, you give up your medicare control to the HMO company who sets up the rules and you are then limited by the rules of the HMO. If you can get back control of your medicare, find a pharmacy like mine who will cover your meds. Walmart, Kmart and Sam's Club all take the Unicare Rx card and you don't have to be a member to go to Sam's Club pharmacy. Rite Aid, Duane Reade & CVS also accept the card. That would be the way to go. It is a medical quagmire out there. That medicare part D thing was a ruse to get everybody on an HMO. My mom got caught up in that also and was told she had to pay for her follow up Mammograms while recuperating from breast cancer surgery. She could not go to her regular PC, but to the one that belonged to the HMO she signed up for. My mother-in law died from signing up with an HMO. When she got lung cancer, she was limited to the doc they had and could not go outside the structure of the HMO for a second opinion or therapy. Within 2 years she was dead. As you can see, I am totally against HMO's. I am a retired nurse, so I've seen plenty wrong with them and nothing right. Check it out. Dolores T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Thank you Delores. I appreciate the info. Hope your quality of life gets better. cooky Re: rheumatic Medicare Part D Hi, this is Dolores. My husband was on been on Medicare since he had a splenectomy, torn pancreas, amputation, two strokes and a collapsed lung. He did not qualify for Medidaid because they said his Social Security disability check was over the poverty line by a few dollars. Then I got sick and was hospitalized several times & he for a kidney stone and then an operation for cancer on his nose. Our bills finally got so high, that we applied again. This time they say we became eligible because our bills reached a catastophic amount of medical bills for the amount of income we get combined. We got to the point where we had to choose which was more important, housing, food, medical etc. Our income barely covers one category. Fast junk foods. So, after they calculated, they had no choice but to give us complete coverage. Since it started in July and they have no retroactive coverage we are still paying off bills from April, May, June '06. We hope to be clear of the bills soon and pray that we have no more emergency room runs. There are some generics that are equally as effective as Brand names. But when it comes to Minocin there are pros and cons Brands vs generics. My doc insists on writing " DAW " on the prescription so I get the Brand name. " DAW " stands for dispense as written. As far as Unicare Rx and what they cover, you will have to ask them. I had no choice. Medicaid assigned me to them and it seemed to work for me. So my husband chose them when he became eligible for medicaid. I like it. Dolores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Hi, thank you. Me too! I want a better quality of life. It is my aim. In the wee hours of the morning, I am going to the hospital for an endoscopy. It's being done in the hospital while I am asleep as I am what the call a patient at risk. Mike will be there to take me home when I wake up. I hope it helps my esophagus. and I hope you get the answers you need. Take care, Dolores Cooky <cookee1@...> wrote: Thank you Delores. I appreciate the info. Hope your quality of life gets better. cooky Re: rheumatic Medicare Part D Hi, this is Dolores. My husband was on been on Medicare since he had a splenectomy, torn pancreas, amputation, two strokes and a collapsed lung. He did not qualify for Medidaid because they said his Social Security disability check was over the poverty line by a few dollars. Then I got sick and was hospitalized several times & he for a kidney stone and then an operation for cancer on his nose. Our bills finally got so high, that we applied again. This time they say we became eligible because our bills reached a catastophic amount of medical bills for the amount of income we get combined. We got to the point where we had to choose which was more important, housing, food, medical etc. Our income barely covers one category. Fast junk foods. So, after they calculated, they had no choice but to give us complete coverage. Since it started in July and they have no retroactive coverage we are still paying off bills from April, May, June '06. We hope to be clear of the bills soon and pray that we have no more emergency room runs. There are some generics that are equally as effective as Brand names. But when it comes to Minocin there are pros and cons Brands vs generics. My doc insists on writing " DAW " on the prescription so I get the Brand name. " DAW " stands for dispense as written. As far as Unicare Rx and what they cover, you will have to ask them. I had no choice. Medicaid assigned me to them and it seemed to work for me. So my husband chose them when he became eligible for medicaid. I like it. Dolores To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Is anyone on the list using Med Part D for their Gleevec? If so, would you mind sharing what it costs you and if you have any difficulties with pre-approval etc. I am on 800 mg. so my cost would be double. Also wondering if there is any financial help out there. It seems that the cost is staggering. Thanks Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thanks Bobby, Ill check with Novartis. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ellen > > From: ets618 <ets618@...> > Subject: [ ] Medicare Part D > > Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 9:32 AM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Is anyone on the list using Med Part D for their Gleevec? If so, would you mind sharing what it costs you and if you have any difficulties with pre-approval etc. > > > > I am on 800 mg. so my cost would be double. Also wondering if there is any financial help out there. It seems that the cost is staggering. Thanks Ellen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Ellen, We are all in this boat together. PSI (Patient Services Inc.) has been paying my share of costs for several years. They have helped others in this group too. They are a non-profit which helps people with certain chronic illnesses pay for their meds. They have a liberal qualification criteria. Go to www.uneedpsi.org for more information. Troxel On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:32 AM, ets618 <ets618@...> wrote: > > > Is anyone on the list using Med Part D for their Gleevec? If so, would you > mind sharing what it costs you and if you have any difficulties with > pre-approval etc. > > I am on 800 mg. so my cost would be double. Also wondering if there is any > financial help out there. It seems that the cost is staggering. Thanks Ellen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 I am on Medicare Part D. I also belong to an HMO and have a deductable of $4,350 out of pocket per year. After that I pay $10.00 per prescription. I am on 400 mg. Do you have side affects? donna > > Is anyone on the list using Med Part D for their Gleevec? If so, would you mind sharing what it costs you and if you have any difficulties with pre-approval etc. > > I am on 800 mg. so my cost would be double. Also wondering if there is any financial help out there. It seems that the cost is staggering. Thanks Ellen > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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