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MuseRider

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16. Agreed.

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 09:52 PM

Mar 2014

I take generic when I can. I am narcoleptic. I was started on Ritalin 32 years ago and use the same prescription as I did then. I have tried all the other drugs and none of them seem to work. Generic Ritalin is not effective for me, not at all. If I am to be driving, and I have to since my husband has a seizure disorder and we live in the country, then I must have a drug that works. My new ACA plan does not cover it at all, only generics. It is damned expensive. I make it last as long as I can. If I don't have to drive I don't take it as much as I am supposed to. At least that is not life threatening.

My brother just got out of the hospital with Respiratory Failure. He is very ill. His prescription for his inhaler was $300+. They knew he had no insurance after being in the ICU for 2 weeks and yet this is the prescription he was given from the hospital and then from the Doctor assigned to him when he got out. He can't do that. We do it for him for now. How in the hell did a small inhaler get to be so expensive? It cost less for me to give an inhaler to my horse than it did for my brother. Crazy shit.

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Managed Care Denies Coverage for Generic Albuterol, Will Only Cover----Name Brand Albuterol [View all] McCamy Taylor Mar 2014 OP

No shit, it's why Part D was such a complete scam Warpy Mar 2014 #1

exactly. nt DesertFlower Mar 2014 #27

The no-negotiation clause is Exhibit A. jsr Mar 2014 #30

I had problems getting my inhalers this year LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #2

local honey cured my sinus hay fever. i wonder if it would help asthma. pansypoo53219 Mar 2014 #17

I can't see how LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #31

Hm laundry_queen Mar 2014 #26

Yep. Noticed that myself. When I had to pay for it, I got Cleita Mar 2014 #3

k&r for the health care insurance scammers. nt magical thyme Mar 2014 #4

don't get me started. they have no business DesertFlower Mar 2014 #29

Healthcare is still a family plan. And by family, I mean Corleone. nt silvershadow Mar 2014 #5

Even the Corleones had some scruples. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #10

They are hoping some patients/physicians will give up, so they don't have to pay. bemildred Mar 2014 #6

And when the single payer deniers point to the mess Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #7

I'm going through that shit with my Part D provider. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #8

Not insurers' fault, generic albuterol does not exist now because of CFC ban to save ozone layer. Hoyt Mar 2014 #9

Ventolin costs $5 in Mexico and $65 here XemaSab Mar 2014 #19

That's pharmaceutical companies charging what they can get away with here vs. poorer countries. Hoyt Mar 2014 #23

Yes, thank you. Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #25

Price of albuterol is another important issue. My concern is denial of payment McCamy Taylor Mar 2014 #32

Generics don't work as well for me. seattledo Mar 2014 #11

Actually we should fight for coverage for both. There is no question that even though generics are lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #12

I agree Rebl Mar 2014 #15

Agreed. MuseRider Mar 2014 #16

There is a lot of things that need to be done, that is for sure lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #21

I've taken Rebl Mar 2014 #13

But at least we don't have the government getting between us and our doctors! Brickbat Mar 2014 #14

Yep, we ought to let them order MRIs, echos, labs, etc., on equipment they bought hoping Hoyt Mar 2014 #18

I've had a similar experience, insurance paying for brand-names but not generics. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #20

Yup. It's true. Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #22

The corporations and their lobbyists run the government. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #24

i have humana for part D. i was taking DesertFlower Mar 2014 #28