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Here we go again!
O.M.G.
I knew that things had changed in our prescription plan, but I had no idea things were going to get so ugly.
I just went online to reorder some mail order medications... difficult child 2's Seroquel XR (which is covered by the plan, but since it's a brand name and there are no generics, we have a higher copay) is now $150 for three months, versus the $45 it was last year for the same amount (and he takes 400's and 300's, so that's two rx's). Okay, that's a big jump. But that's not the one I'm freaking over...
difficult child 1 takes Imuran for his Crohn's disease. His GI wants him on the brand drug and not the generic because in her experience (and she is a leading researcher in the field) the brand name drug is metabolized better. And since it's THE drug that put difficult child 1 in remission and allowed him to finally GROW (in 5th grade, he was the size of a 1st grader), I was only too happy to follow her orders.
But this drug is NOT covered by the formulary. Period. So now the same drug that cost me $70 for 90 days last year now costs...
I knew that things had changed in our prescription plan, but I had no idea things were going to get so ugly.
I just went online to reorder some mail order medications... difficult child 2's Seroquel XR (which is covered by the plan, but since it's a brand name and there are no generics, we have a higher copay) is now $150 for three months, versus the $45 it was last year for the same amount (and he takes 400's and 300's, so that's two rx's). Okay, that's a big jump. But that's not the one I'm freaking over...
difficult child 1 takes Imuran for his Crohn's disease. His GI wants him on the brand drug and not the generic because in her experience (and she is a leading researcher in the field) the brand name drug is metabolized better. And since it's THE drug that put difficult child 1 in remission and allowed him to finally GROW (in 5th grade, he was the size of a 1st grader), I was only too happy to follow her orders.
But this drug is NOT covered by the formulary. Period. So now the same drug that cost me $70 for 90 days last year now costs...
$724!!!!!!!
That's more than a 900% increase.
I just got word, though, that my brother in law#3 got hired last week as the regional director for Blue Cross... which happens to be our insurer. I don't know if he can do anything about this, but I sure as heck am going to ask.
I worry about what might happen if we switch difficult child 1 to the generic drug and his disease flares up. That's the LAST thing he needs right now. But I sure cannot afford to pay $2,900 a year for ONE drug for ONE person.
I need to call around and get retail pricing from Walmart, Costco, etc. before I totally flip out...
I worry about what might happen if we switch difficult child 1 to the generic drug and his disease flares up. That's the LAST thing he needs right now. But I sure cannot afford to pay $2,900 a year for ONE drug for ONE person.
I need to call around and get retail pricing from Walmart, Costco, etc. before I totally flip out...