Lidocaine Patch and Medicare
The most read article in this blog is about the Lidocaine Patch and Medicare Part D plans. I wrote about this last year when a client called me to complain that she could no longer get the Lidocaine...
View ArticleMedicare Part D Is Rigged System.
Medicare Part D is rigged. It is rigged to rip off seniors. This being the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, I’m checking my clients’ drug lists and I’m finding so many things I don’t like about Part...
View ArticleWhy I hate Medicare Part D
I have written in the past about why I hate Medicare Part D. It is kind of a rip-off for seniors – especially those who take only generics. Yesterday I talked with a man who is paying over $50 per...
View ArticleMedicare and Insulin
Novolin N and R can be bought at Walmart for $24.88 without insurance. With a Medicare Part D plan, the cost is $110. Why? The post Medicare and Insulin appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleShe Can’t Afford Her Insulin
I got a call yesterday from a woman who takes a lot of insulin to control her diabetes. She said she went to pick up her insulin at the pharmacy and was told her cost would be $340 - which is eight...
View ArticleLidocaine Patch Not Covered by Part D
Medicare seems to be cracking down on drugs that are prescribed for "off label" usage. I got an email from a client who has been using the Lidocaine Patch for years. Now she's being told her Part D...
View ArticlePart D Preferred Pharmacies
I got a call from a client complaining about how her drug costs have gone way up, even though they are generics. Her co-pays should not change during the year, so I did some research by putting her...
View ArticleInsulin Prices are Skyrocketing
Insulin prices are skyrocketing. I have written about clients of mine who are severe diabetics and are clobbered by the cost of their insulin. Their stories are sad and disturbing. The post Insulin...
View ArticleCould Not Afford Her Medicine. Man Kills Wife.
Florida man says he killed his sick wife because he could not afford her medicine. 86-year old William Hager told deputies his 78-year old wife was in pain and he could not afford her medicine – so he...
View ArticleLidocaine Patch and Medicare
The most read article in this blog is about the Lidocaine Patch and Medicare Part D plans. I wrote about this last year when a client called me to complain that she could no longer get the Lidocaine...
View ArticleMedicare Part D Is Rigged System.
Medicare Part D is rigged. It is rigged to rip off seniors. This being the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, I’m checking my clients’ drug lists and I’m finding so many things I don’t like about Part...
View ArticleWhy I hate Medicare Part D
I have written in the past about why I hate Medicare Part D. It is kind of a rip-off for seniors – especially those who take only generics. Yesterday I talked with a man who is paying over $50 per...
View ArticlePart D Problems
Can you change your Part D plan at this time of year? It depends..... The post Part D Problems appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleMedicare and Insulin
Novolin N and R can be bought at Walmart for $24.88 without insurance. With a Medicare Part D plan, the cost is $110. Why? The post Medicare and Insulin appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleShe Can’t Afford Her Insulin
I got a call yesterday from a woman who takes a lot of insulin to control her diabetes. She said she went to pick up her insulin at the pharmacy and was told her cost would be $340 - which is eight...
View ArticleLidocaine Patch Not Covered by Part D
Medicare seems to be cracking down on drugs that are prescribed for "off label" usage. I got an email from a client who has been using the Lidocaine Patch for years. Now she's being told her Part D...
View ArticlePart D Preferred Pharmacies
I got a call from a client complaining about how her drug costs have gone way up, even though they are generics. Her co-pays should not change during the year, so I did some research by putting her...
View ArticleInsulin Prices are Skyrocketing
Insulin prices are skyrocketing. I have written about clients of mine who are severe diabetics and are clobbered by the cost of their insulin. Their stories are sad and disturbing. The post Insulin...
View ArticleCould Not Afford Her Medicine. Man Kills Wife.
Florida man says he killed his sick wife because he could not afford her medicine. 86-year old William Hager told deputies his 78-year old wife was in pain and he could not afford her medicine – so he...
View ArticleLidocaine Patch and Medicare
The most read article in this blog is about the Lidocaine Patch and Medicare Part D plans. I wrote about this last year when a client called me to complain that she could no longer get the Lidocaine...
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