Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Boy was I shocked last week upon refilling my Actos prescription after our insurance coverage ran out! To find out that Actos is so'o'o'o'o'o'o'o expensive! It would have been about $179 at RiteAid and Medicare only paid $20 on it! Now let me ask some of you on the board, if you have suggestions for a place with a better price for Actos (or any other meds for that matter.) Also, do any of you have any personal experience with the medical or prescription insurance plans from AARP? Thoughts on this would be appreciated. Having paid out $205 for just three of my meds made me realize that I will have to do something very quickly so I don't go through this the next time I do a refill. What had happened to my insurance is simple. We moved to California. My wife had to leave her job. She will eventually get SSDI but it'll be 2 years before she gets Medicare. I get Medicare A+B already since it was offered to me when I first started getting SSDI. As far as Medi-CCAL (California's plan) I don't know how or if we will even qualify for that. Ours is not the worst case of what's happening with meds in this country, but I still have to do something about this anyway. Thanks for your thoughts on this. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 I understand that Cosco has the least expensive generic drugs. also, you can sign over your MediCare to an HMO, which will then cover your medications. ( If you want to use an HMO). to be eligible for Medi Cal, you have to be making under a certain amount of money and have less than $3000 in the bank as a couple.The last I heard, to be eligible, you have to as a couple, make less than $1400 a month. Look up AARP on the internet. they do have a coupon you can send for that will give you 10 percent off medications, but the last I read about their medical plan is that they wil not cover any previous medical problems you have, but wil cover only problems you develop after you sign up for their insurancce. so much for AARP! Are you in San Bernardino now? I think their is a Kaiser there, which wil be glad to take your MediCare. I don't know how accessible it is to you transportation wise. High cost of Actos Boy was I shocked last week upon refilling my Actos prescription after our insurance coverage ran out! To find out that Actos is so'o'o'o'o'o'o'o expensive! It would have been about $179 at RiteAid and Medicare only paid $20 on it! Now let me ask some of you on the board, if you have suggestions for a place with a better price for Actos (or any other meds for that matter.) Also, do any of you have any personal experience with the medical or prescription insurance plans from AARP? Thoughts on this would be appreciated. Having paid out $205 for just three of my meds made me realize that I will have to do something very quickly so I don't go through this the next time I do a refill. What had happened to my insurance is simple. We moved to California. My wife had to leave her job. She will eventually get SSDI but it'll be 2 years before she gets Medicare. I get Medicare A+B already since it was offered to me when I first started getting SSDI. As far as Medi-CCAL (California's plan) I don't know how or if we will even qualify for that. Ours is not the worst case of what's happening with meds in this country, but I still have to do something about this anyway. Thanks for your thoughts on this. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 We're in Riverside, not San Berdoo, and there is a Kaiser here which I just might visit to see if I can get any care there. As a couple we'd make more than the $1400 a month (that's almost as much as what I get by myself!) so guess we might be out of luck as far as Medi-Cal, but I'm still going to try anyway. Thanks for the info. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Doesn't hurt to try! I certainly am not positve about the amount of money. If you go in as a couple and your wife is still not receiving the SSDI, you still might be eligible with a share of cost. It is such a complicated system! Re: High cost of Actos We're in Riverside, not San Berdoo, and there is a Kaiser here which I just might visit to see if I can get any care there. As a couple we'd make more than the $1400 a month (that's almost as much as what I get by myself!) so guess we might be out of luck as far as Medi-Cal, but I'm still going to try anyway. Thanks for the info. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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