My health insurer won't cover suppositories.

[GusFring]

What the hell? Hydrocortisone suppositories. Why not? These things cost a lot of money w/o insurance. IS this related to the ACA?

[elehhhhna]

1. lol

Aca. Specifically causing us to overpay for suppositories.


Thanks, Obama!

[elehhhhna]

2. Gus, insurance doesn't cover any otc meds.

[femmocrat]

4. They are not OTC.

They are called Anucort-HC and are by prescription. They contain hydrocortisone. They used to be a $5 generic.

[femmocrat]

3. Mine neither.

They wanted $155 for a box of 24. I called the doctor and we appealed, but were refused. He was irate, saying that is was a $5 generic and should be covered! The only ones OTC are Prep H, which are not medicated. The pharmacist told us that other ones are not being made anymore. If you find out what is going on, or a good alternative, please PM me, OK?

I have UPMC insurance and fought with them for weeks over something so ridiculous. We are going to look at other plans starting in Oct. for 2016.

[pugetres]

11. I just checked my online Canadian pharmacy

where I buy two of my medications that insurance will no longer cover and they have a medicine called Anusol HC suppositories - qty 24 for $50.

The pharmacy saves me a ton but what I do spend is not reimbursable through our HSA. Big Mountain Drugs is the name of the pharmacy. I've used them for over two years and they have saved me thousands - that isn't an exaggeration either. I pay less than 1/6 of what I would have to pay at the local Safeway or Costco pharmacy.

[Drahthaardogs]

5. Did you tell them to shove it up their ass?

Sorry...could not resist.

[REP]

6. No, it's not. It's your plan's formulary, which everyone should review annually

Just got mine and made sure the Lantus ($240/vial) and Humulin-R ($110/vial) I use are on it,,along with my Klor-Con, Topomax, Cozaar and other pricey drugs are still covered.

[Warpy]

8. I'm very lucky, all my drugs are on my own "formulary" of cheap drugs

at Walmart and Costco. My docs are all well trained, if it's not generic, forget it.

The most expensive is the antirejection eyedrop, $80 a bottle. I can get at least 4 months out of one of those, though.

[REP]

9. I take generics when available -

$20 for 100 days supply vs $40 for name brand - but $40 for 12 vials of Lantus is much better than the nearly $3K retail cost. My cat also uses Lantus, so he gets the last 12 units or so I can't draw with my needles but can with his.

[rocktivity]

7. Why Do Generic Drugs Suddenly Cost More?

YourHHRS News/CBS: If you’ve gone to the pharmacy recently, there’s a good chance you may have noticed the cost of a generic drug isn’t what it used to be. That’s because the prices of some generic drugs — which are comparable to a brand-name drug but generally cost less — have been on a relentless upward march, with about one out of five of the most used generic drugs increasing in price by more than 50 percent in 2013 alone.

The price jumps haven’t gone unnoticed by consumers and politicians, with Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders introducing a bill which would require drugmakers to provide a rebate to Medicaid when prices of generics rise above the rate of inflation...More

rocktivity

[csziggy]

10. Check at GoodRx.com - they offer coupons that will reduce your costs

Seriously, I saved a bundle with them on a hydrocortisone cream that would have been almost $300. With the coupon from GoodRx.com they were $30.

Here: http://www.goodrx.com/anucort-hc?drug-name=Anucort-HC

[GusFring]

12. Ok, thanks.