Folic Acid and Medicare Part D

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone....Guess what???? Folic Acid is no longer covered by

Medicare Part D...They have taken it off their formulary....The

reason, it is a vitamin supplement and they are not going to cover

vitamin and mineral supplements....Even though the amount most of us

take 1mg is much stonger that the over the counter one....My

pharmacist said I would have to take 6 over the counter Folic Acid

pills to equal one prescribed...I called my HMO insurance plan

(Secure Horizons), and told them I take Folic Acid because I also

take MTX...They said it was not their decision to remove it that it

was Medicare Part D decision...They said to write to my US

congressman and Senator and tell them that I have an autoimmune

disease and that Folic Acid is a necessary med that I must

take...Not because I am a health nut, but because I need it to stay

on top of my disease and manage it the best I can and Folic Acid

will help to obtain that objective. They also said that I should

besiege them to look into putting it back on the formulary for those

of us with autoimmune diseases.....I have one other choice and that

is to have my rheumy request an exception in writing and perhaps

Medicare will cover it....This request could take forever.....

Here we go folks...One more med that is not covered by the most

wonderful of presciption plans,,LOL..Although, it is better than

before when there was no presciption coverage, in my opinion,

Medicare Part D has a lot to be desired...and needs to be fixed

ASAP...For those of us on fixed incomes it sure is difficult to make

ends meet each month and here is one more added expense that has to

be figured into our meager income....

I am asking all of you who are on Medicare Part D to write, E-mail

or call your US Congressman and Senators and ask them to put Folic

Acid back on the formulary and not remove any meds that are

necessary to help us fight our battle against autoimmune

deseases...Thank you,,Hugs