Re: ~Medicare Part D & SS Assistance

[Guest guest]

Hi Tess, I know how you feel I also take quite a few meds. When I went on

Medi Part D my pharmcy told me to ask my doctor to prescribe my meds for 90 days

and that my HMO would pay for 90 days at a time. (I assigned my Medi Part D

over to a HMO) That way I will only have to pay $1.00 for a 90 day supply per

med, otherwise I only pay $3.00 per med. It is such a small difference, but it

helps when I take 8 different meds. It does add up and with the cost of

everything going up, except our income any little savings helps. I hope the info

I gave earlier does help others who are having the same difficulty as we are

trying to make ends meet and deal with RA all at the same time. Take Care

Grammi B <grammi_love@...> wrote: Hi ...I already pay really low co

pays, and if I had even a moderate job it would not be an issue. But with 12 or

so meds at varying co pays, and a couple drugs that are not covered, I cannot

escape the $30-$60 a month out put. But thank you for your help.

Love...

Tess

[Guest guest]

Hi Tess, Is the Medicare Part D Prescription coverage different in each state?

Do you have an HMO that you have assigned your coverage over to? My HMO does

allow for a 90 day med supply. I wonder why it is different where you live than

where I Live. I live in California. Take care, Love

Grammi B <grammi_love@...> wrote: Hi ...my dr's have tried the 90 day

thing but it won't fly with our system. Thank you for caring, .

Love...

Tess

[Guest guest]

Hi Tess,

I am doing the mail order for medicine. You have to be very careful. On

March 27 I sent for my medicine, they cashed the check on April 4. After

many phone calls and arguments, lies on their part I got my medicine on May

2. I was out of blood pressure and thyroid medicine for almost two weeks.

I did the pharmacy 10 supply and ran out of that. When I sent for my

medicine I still had a two week supply. If I stay with them I will be on

the phone inquiring about the shipment from the day the check is cashed.

They tried to tell me, they never got the order until April 14. That was

until I explained that they had cashed the check on April 4th. They lied so

bad to me so many times. I now have the names of managers that I can annoy

the next time. The only reason I am staying with them is it is so cheap for

me. I am on such a strict budget that the program really helps.

Be careful if you go the mail route.

Lynn (MeMom)

Re: [ ] ~Medicare Part D & SS Assistance

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> Hi Tess, Is the Medicare Part D Prescription coverage different in each

> state? Do you have an HMO that you have assigned your coverage over to?

> My HMO does allow for a 90 day med supply. I wonder why it is different

> where you live than where I Live. I live in California. Take care, Love

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> Grammi B <grammi_love@...> wrote: Hi ...my dr's have tried the

> 90 day thing but it won't fly with our system. Thank you for caring,

> .

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> Love...

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> Tess

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[Guest guest]

Hi Tess, I understand what you are saying. Before Medi Part D came into force

I was in the same boat as you. I live in California and we have Medi-cal fpr

low income folks such as myself. Although, I had an HMO that did provide drug

coverage all of my meds were monitored though Medi-cal. I was only allowed 6

meds a month or I would have to pay a large co-pay. Well some of us take more

than 6 meds a month. And when you need something that is not on-going such as

an antibiotic you had to wait for approval. Go figure your sick and have to

wait several days for the drug that will make you well. So you get sicker and

end up in the emergency room which cost the state a whole lot more than what an

antibiotic would have cost in the first place. I have not used a mail order

service for my meds. I just am not sure about doing so. Take care,

Grammi B <grammi_love@...> wrote: Hi ...I think where it gets a little

complicated for me is that Medicaid (which here is the Oregon Health Plan) HAS

to manage your Medicare, every part of it. This is of course only for those on

Medicaid, which means only the poor. So, they have decided that prescriptions

can only be for 30 days at a time. The one exception is if you agree to have an

out of state rx by mail service...then you can get 90 days at a time. However,

I have heard varying degrees of pleasure/displeasure with that service, and

makes it complicated to get prescriptions you might not ordinarily get...like

something for an immediate infection. I have considerate the rx by mail

plan...may think it over again.

Hugs...

Tess

Re: [ ] ~Medicare Part D & SS Assistance

Hi Tess, Is the Medicare Part D Prescription coverage different in each

state? Do you have an HMO that you have assigned your coverage over to? My HMO

does allow for a 90 day med supply. I wonder why it is different where you live

than where I Live. I live in California. Take care, Love

Grammi B <grammi_love@...> wrote: Hi ...my dr's have tried the 90

day thing but it won't fly with our system. Thank you for caring, .

Love...

Tess