Happy,Happy and not so happy...

[Guest guest]

Happy Birthday to Mandy-I hope you feel really well for your special

day!

AND:

Happy Easter to all!

Now for the " Not so Happy " ... It is really funny(?) how medicare will

send you to a rheumetoloist(and pay for it...);let you get exams and

lab work(and pay for it...);BUT...The Doctor writes you for a

perscription that is BEST for YOU;and the Medicare drug company WON'T

pay for it-they won't even help!

How can I get on Kineret(Anakinra =spelling?) for $1400.00 a month???

I tried to get help from the drug companies(as Barbara suggested-

Thank you for trying Barbara!!);and they don't answer my emails.

Another good example: Medicare paid for my Bone scan-right? They

won't pay for the Actonel!! I have osteoporosis(osteopenia);but they

won't help the doctor to STOP the progression of it,by helping me get

medicine. So-I am living on samples from TWO doctors on that one.

I know that a lot of you have this problem,also;but please be patient

with me-I had to vent to someone...

Thank you...

I will bow out for now.

Sincerely;Bram...to have swelling forever;and a future fracture in my

karate class...thank YOU medicare drug coverage.

P.s.:Thank the higher power that they pay for my PAIN medicine and my

depression medicine(and we had to FIGHT to get THAT!!)

oops-Said I would bow out! Bye!

[Guest guest]

Bramwell,

I am also looking at how to pay my portion for Kineret $422 a month! My

insurance didn't want to pay either but my Dr fought them on it & got it appoved

on a trial basis for 3 months but I have to pay 1/2. I logged on to Kinerets

website http://www.kineretrx.com/ & there is a lot of information & I called

them to register for the patient hands on program & talked to a couple people.

They were more than willing to talk about cost & mentioned there may be ways to

get help with costs if needed. Maybe you should try to call it is a toll free

number.

On a side note I got my prescription filled at Costco (not sure these is one

where you are) it was $1000 instead of $1400. I have heard that maybe there is a

way to get the meds from Canada & the cost may be less.

Hope this information helps.

Chris

Bramwell wrote:

Happy Birthday to Mandy-I hope you feel really well for your special

day!

AND:

Happy Easter to all!

Now for the " Not so Happy " ... It is really funny(?) how medicare will

send you to a rheumetoloist(and pay for it...);let you get exams and

lab work(and pay for it...);BUT...The Doctor writes you for a

perscription that is BEST for YOU;and the Medicare drug company WON'T

pay for it-they won't even help!

How can I get on Kineret(Anakinra =spelling?) for $1400.00 a month???

I tried to get help from the drug companies(as Barbara suggested-

Thank you for trying Barbara!!);and they don't answer my emails.

Another good example: Medicare paid for my Bone scan-right? They

won't pay for the Actonel!! I have osteoporosis(osteopenia);but they

won't help the doctor to STOP the progression of it,by helping me get

medicine. So-I am living on samples from TWO doctors on that one.

I know that a lot of you have this problem,also;but please be patient

with me-I had to vent to someone...

Thank you...

I will bow out for now.

Sincerely;Bram...to have swelling forever;and a future fracture in my

karate class...thank YOU medicare drug coverage.

P.s.:Thank the higher power that they pay for my PAIN medicine and my

depression medicine(and we had to FIGHT to get THAT!!)

oops-Said I would bow out! Bye!

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