Medco is still showing the order cancelled, but I am figured they didn’t get it until late in the day and won’t hollar at humans until the end of the day on Monday.
A hint: any medication you REALLY REALLY need, and you are mail ordering? Make sure you have at least a month overlap. They tell you that in the documentation. They say always get a 1 month script and a 90 day script at the same time. You don’t want to run out! And they don’t seem to care if you might.
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One of the more common things to discuss on the insulin pumper logs is how to manage blood sugar during surgical procedures. This article is definately worth registrating, printing and keeping if you have to go to the hospital.
Managed Care SUCKS!
About a week ago, I sent off a set of prescriptions to Medco Health plan. If you look at my insurance plans fine print, they manage care some medications, in particular, allergy medications.
By the way, Zyrtec is $50 for 90 days with my plan. Claritin is $20.99 for 30 days from drugstore.com. Guess what I want to do?
The doctor has to fill out an additional form, and if they don’t fill it out right you don’t get it.
They claim they haven’t heard from the doctor yet.
They gave me an 1-800 and a case number to check on it.
Well, I tried the case number and the computer is claiming it has been denied.
Don’t worry, we’re not done yet.
Got a call from the doctor’s office — please send an email documenting why you are on Zrytec.
ARGH!
I know they are managing care this, but I’m a teacher. Sinus headache last night because I spent the day in another room’s dust testing. Which reminds me, I’m going to request highly that I test my few 11th graders in my room for the next round rather than TAAS testing in the library. We had over 40 students test and that test died two years ago. So sad, but that’s a different blog.
I could try the Claritin thing, but why should I pay $20.99 from Drugstore.com for 30 days, when I am paying for insurance benefits that allow for $50.00 for a 90 day supply. And I AM paying $200.00 in insurance. Yeah, I use it too
reviewjournal.com — News: Friend says girl died after complaints mishandled
Who missed this? Hope mom goes to jail.
A thread started on the insulin pumper’s list about how some doctors don’t prescribe pumps … and I decided to go to the best source I knew.
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This is interesting — I already pay more for the “brand name” drugs. For example, if I go with Humalog insulin (which makes me itch by the way), I have a $20.00 copay (for a month’s supply). If I go with Novolog, it’s a $30.00 copay.
Same thing goes with test strips — if I go with their choice of meter, it’s $40.00 copay for 3 months or $60.00 copay for the brand I like.
I do wish, however, that the doctor’s office would cooperate with me, rather than them. I was recently switched to a cheaper statin — Pravachol.
Now, my doctor hasn’t bothered to tell me — I guess I’ll email him and ask — why he agreed with the pharmacy and switched me.
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Since I have so many sleep related problems, this is something I keep an eye on.
It’s pretty interesting.