Re: To Deanna/money$

[Guest guest]

Deanna,

No, I haven't checked for any additional help. We do have good

insurance coverage at the present time, which will be fine as

long as my husband stays employed by his airline. Because of

his present income, there's no doubt that we would be ineligible

for any kind of assisted pharmaceutical programs. Once he

goes into mandatory retirement in 7 years, though, or if he gets

laid off like many of his peers have, our insurance will be

canceled! With that in our future, naturally I'm very worried. We

aren't sure what kind of insurance we could get that would cover

me. Apparently if I am approved for SSDI, then I can apply to

Medicare for additional coverage, but only if I get the disability.

The expense that I'm talking about is what we're paying as our

co-pay only, that tremendous monthly amount is no where near

what the actual costs are. I know that just my enzymes alone

cost about $260 for a 2 week supply, my co-pay is $30.00. Last

week I picked up new needle tips, a two week supply of enzymes

and a box of syringes, my co-pay was $90 just for that. I'm on

several different kinds of medication for the CP, diabetes and

thyroid condition and have monthly diabetic supplies, too.

Unfortunately, both my Endo and my GI are out-of-network, but

there's no one else. My Endo is the only one in this area, and the

in-network GI is the one that I fired last year, so I have no choice

now but to go out-of-network and pay more for my medical care.

I'm glad that you were able to find a program there in NM that can

help you with your meds purchases. I know that once retirement

hits, or Bob is laid off, we'll be searching for assistance, too.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be

substituted for professional medical consultation.

Deanna wrote:

I was wondering if you've checked for any mdecine programs

in your state. I found one here that will cover some of the cost of

MSContin.