Kitty 34
Hums in her sleep
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2000
I almost don't know where to start but here goes........
Soooooo last month I hit the golden age (nothing to do with cereal ) of 65 where my Medicare kicks in and my retired teachers' insurance bumps over to the supplementary insurance. I hope I stated that correctly.
Got all my ducks in a row a few months before; getting the new card saying I'm on Medicare plus the retired teacher's insurance. (Blue Cross) Also, got new cards for dental and pharmacy. So all was good even with the fact that I'm now losing $135 a month out of my small SS check. Oh well I was good with that until today......
I received 4 different letters from my retired school teachers pharmacy stating they won't pay for 4 of my 5 drugs I get a month. I'm a lung disease patient (Alpha 1 for some here that don't know) and really really rely on my Ventolin (an emergency inhaler) and the biggie my Stiolto which really, I feel, keeps me off of oxygen. It's a two puffer in the morning. I was paying almost $200 already for that but without insurance it's over $600!!
I just don't understand why I'm paying more a month now but not getting 4 of my prescriptions??? I've been retired for three years and didn't have any issues until I got on Medicare. I guess I thought Medicare took a little bit more care of us old people.
According to the letters I'm to get a hold of my doctors for different scripts which I obviously will do tomorrow but I'm just shaking my head on this.
PS.....keeping my fingers crossed they they will still cover my weekly infusions.
PSS.....thanks for letting me vent.
Soooooo last month I hit the golden age (nothing to do with cereal ) of 65 where my Medicare kicks in and my retired teachers' insurance bumps over to the supplementary insurance. I hope I stated that correctly.
Got all my ducks in a row a few months before; getting the new card saying I'm on Medicare plus the retired teacher's insurance. (Blue Cross) Also, got new cards for dental and pharmacy. So all was good even with the fact that I'm now losing $135 a month out of my small SS check. Oh well I was good with that until today......
I received 4 different letters from my retired school teachers pharmacy stating they won't pay for 4 of my 5 drugs I get a month. I'm a lung disease patient (Alpha 1 for some here that don't know) and really really rely on my Ventolin (an emergency inhaler) and the biggie my Stiolto which really, I feel, keeps me off of oxygen. It's a two puffer in the morning. I was paying almost $200 already for that but without insurance it's over $600!!
I just don't understand why I'm paying more a month now but not getting 4 of my prescriptions??? I've been retired for three years and didn't have any issues until I got on Medicare. I guess I thought Medicare took a little bit more care of us old people.
According to the letters I'm to get a hold of my doctors for different scripts which I obviously will do tomorrow but I'm just shaking my head on this.
PS.....keeping my fingers crossed they they will still cover my weekly infusions.
PSS.....thanks for letting me vent.