Re: had to share my exciting news

[Guest guest]

thank you so much it only covers my enbrel and nothing else but thats fine by me cause its $1,489.99 so its worth it.

In a message dated 5/9/2005 11:07:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, ncampbell@... writes:

Congratulations! I've been waiting three months for Medicare to make a determination on whether they will pay for mine or not. And the deductible is MUCH larger for Medicare.

Nina

[Guest guest]

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From: hokytown@...

> congratulations and welcome to the medicare repalcement drug demonstration. we have had the opportunity to review and process your enrollment packet and have found that you are qualified for the program. you are eligible for the prescribed drug(s) etanercept (enbrel) under the folling benefit: benefit level 3. your coverage will be effective 5/15/2005.

Congratulations! I've been waiting three months for Medicare to make a determination on whether they will pay for mine or not. And the deductible is MUCH larger for Medicare.

Nina

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

Praise God he always provides for us!

Hope your feeling better and having a great day

>

> well i am on enbrel and i dont have medication coverage i didnt

know how i

> was going to pay for it next month. i went onto enbrel.com last

month and saw

> they have a program you need to apply for and there are no

promises that you

> will be accepted because there is limited space well i got this

letter friday

> reading the following.......

>

> i cried when i read it and i called my mom and of course she

cried...

>

> dear dawn malek,

>

> congratulations and welcome to the medicare repalcement drug

demonstration.

> we have had the opportunity to review and process your enrollment

packet and

> have found that you are qualified for the program. you are

eligible for the

> prescribed drug(s) etanercept (enbrel) under the folling benefit:

benefit level

> 3. your coverage will be effective 5/15/2005.

>

> it came with a chart and shows under benefit level 3 i must first

pay an

> annual " deductible " of $0. after the annual deductible, i pay this

amount for

> each prescription until my total allowable drug costs=$5,100. *a

fixed copayment

> of $2 for generic or preferred multi-brand drugs or $5 for all

other drugs.

> once my total allowable drug costs reach $5,100 i pay nothing.

>

> i am sooooooo excited. YAY! my mom said i totally made her

mothers day

> this past weekend.

>

> -dawn-

[Guest guest]

Congrats! Drugs are sooooooooo overpriced. We just wouldn't be able to

cover most of my wife's RA meds without our insurance from work. Even

" with " the insurance it's a challenge sometimes.

Don

hokytown@... wrote:

> well i am on enbrel and i dont have medication coverage i didnt know how

> i was going to pay for it next month. i went onto enbrel.com last month

> and saw they have a program you need to apply for and there are no

> promises that you will be accepted because there is limited space well i

> got this letter friday reading the following.......

>

> i cried when i read it and i called my mom and of course she cried...

>

> dear dawn malek,

>

> congratulations and welcome to the medicare repalcement drug

> demonstration. we have had the opportunity to review and process your

> enrollment packet and have found that you are qualified for the program.

> you are eligible for the prescribed drug(s) etanercept (enbrel) under

> the folling benefit: benefit level 3. your coverage will be effective

> 5/15/2005.

>

> it came with a chart and shows under benefit level 3 i must first pay an

> annual " deductible " of $0. after the annual deductible, i pay this

> amount for each prescription until my total allowable drug costs=$5,100.

> *a fixed copayment of $2 for generic or preferred multi-brand drugs or

> $5 for all other drugs.

> once my total allowable drug costs reach $5,100 i pay nothing.

>

> i am sooooooo excited. YAY! my mom said i totally made her mothers

> day this past weekend.

>

> -dawn-

>

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