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Getting Prescriptions
Feb 24, 2023 07:45:09 #
My medical insurance company switched from CVS to Walmart for prescriptions (Rx). Fortunately, I can get a three-month supply delivered by mail, theoretically. I phoned in three Rx last week. A couple of days later, Walmart called and said that one was ready. Not mail order. I called the doctor's office, but they didn't know anything about Walmart three-month delivery. I called Walmart, but they didn't know, either.
At 8:00, I'll call the number on my insurance card and see what I can do to get this working. When the switch-over was made, I called that number and set it up, but I guess once isn't enough. I'm glad to be through with CVS, even though the store was close to where I live. There was always a problem with them. Walmart is a thirty-five-mile round-trip, but if I can get mail order working, I won't have to make the trip. In the meantime, I'm going to take my pills every other day to spread them out because I don't know when I'll be getting more.
At 8:00, I'll call the number on my insurance card and see what I can do to get this working. When the switch-over was made, I called that number and set it up, but I guess once isn't enough. I'm glad to be through with CVS, even though the store was close to where I live. There was always a problem with them. Walmart is a thirty-five-mile round-trip, but if I can get mail order working, I won't have to make the trip. In the meantime, I'm going to take my pills every other day to spread them out because I don't know when I'll be getting more.
Feb 24, 2023 08:35:31 #
Check with your insurance company to see if they work with mail order prescription companies - there are multiple ones out there. We use express scripts but there are some out there that even package your pills in convenient daily packs.
Feb 24, 2023 08:49:57 #
Problem solved - maybe.
I spent twenty minutes on the phone with the nicest woman. I could understand every word she said, and she was extremely pleasant. We did a lot of laughing. Toward the end, she contacted a woman at Walmart to make sure everything was set. The woman at Walmart was the typical phone support person. I thought, "Is she speaking English?" Apparently, she was because the insurance lady could converse with her. I think everything is now set up for three-month delivery. CDPHP has an excellent reputation among health insurance companies. They've always been very good on the phone.
I spent twenty minutes on the phone with the nicest woman. I could understand every word she said, and she was extremely pleasant. We did a lot of laughing. Toward the end, she contacted a woman at Walmart to make sure everything was set. The woman at Walmart was the typical phone support person. I thought, "Is she speaking English?" Apparently, she was because the insurance lady could converse with her. I think everything is now set up for three-month delivery. CDPHP has an excellent reputation among health insurance companies. They've always been very good on the phone.
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Feb 24, 2023 17:22:54 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Problem solved - maybe. br br I spent twenty minu... (show quote)
I hope you NEVER have to skip, or take pills “ every other day”. Our experience is that a temporary supply may be available, at local pharmacy, until this gets sorted out.
Yesterday was typical of my experiences with medication. First, I have multiple sources of TOTALLY FREE medication and my wife shares 1 of them. Yesterday, I went to the local Air Force Base pharmacy… took a number… waited until my number was called (1hour & 40 minutes)… and at the counter (to ACTIVATE a prescription that had been sent electronically)… I was told that the prescription did not arrive… try again.
Totally free has costs in time and frustration. We have ExpressScripts as an alternative to the base but it has a co-pay ($12 for most drugs but $34 for some… and we have some that we can buy locally less than $34)… and it is sent by mail, and we can’t trust the local post office for anything that is time sensitive.
Feb 25, 2023 05:54:49 #
allan catt
Loc: gillingham,kent,uk
Don’t have that problem here in the UK,when you reach 65 all prescriptions are free,I just go to the drug store and put in a prescription for what I need and pick them up 3 days later.
Feb 25, 2023 06:04:50 #
allan catt wrote:
Don’t have that problem here in the UK,when you reach 65 all prescriptions are free,I just go to the drug store and put in a prescription for what I need and pick them up 3 days later.
I'm guessing your Free has a pretty high tax rate.
Feb 25, 2023 06:22:44 #
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Feb 25, 2023 07:35:41 #
Morry
Loc: Palm Springs, CA
allan catt wrote:
20%
Does your 20% reply mean 20% higher drug price . . . or 20% higher income tax rate? Thanks for your reply.
Feb 25, 2023 08:47:13 #
Fstop12 wrote:
I'm guessing your Free has a pretty high tax rate.
Yes, but they get to live.
Feb 25, 2023 08:48:32 #
KillroyII wrote:
I hope you NEVER have to skip, or take pills “ eve... (show quote)
Is 78 too old to join the Air Force?
ExpressScripts was one of my providers years ago. They keep changing suppliers, depending on cost.
Feb 25, 2023 08:56:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, but they get to live.
I guess it depends on what your definition of "LIVE" is.
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Feb 25, 2023 09:08:40 #
Tax rates, UK & US, for most people at sub-astronomic incomes are broadly similar. A bit higher in the UK.
The respective governments have different spending priorities.
The respective governments have different spending priorities.
Feb 25, 2023 09:34:51 #
alexol wrote:
The respective governments have different spending priorities.
You think?! 🤣
Feb 25, 2023 09:46:34 #
Feb 25, 2023 10:00:21 #
We have Express Scripts. It changed over from another years ago and took a while for them to get on the straigh5 and narrow.
Now, we rarely have any problems and we get a 90 day supply. We’re not on automatic delivery because we spend 3 months in Florida so anything we need in FL comes through CVS.
Copays are almost never more than $4.
One of my wife’s Rx’s, Prolia, is over $1200 retail, but we pay just over $300 2 times a year.
Now, we rarely have any problems and we get a 90 day supply. We’re not on automatic delivery because we spend 3 months in Florida so anything we need in FL comes through CVS.
Copays are almost never more than $4.
One of my wife’s Rx’s, Prolia, is over $1200 retail, but we pay just over $300 2 times a year.
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