Arkansas Blog

Come into my store, Little Red Riding Hood. (With any luck, by the end of the month I'll have you eating the cat's food you bought here too.)
Aw hell, go for 90 days worth of the two meds you take that are on the list. But do not give them your Part D drug card or you'll be assessed regular charges as you speed toward that donut hole. Go with blinders and don't go back for three months. I can just about guarantee that almost anything you need can be had cheaper elsewhere.

Encourage your Part D friends/family to apply for the "extra financial help" program via Social Security. It's based on finances, but if approved it usually does away with the donut (aka gap) so there is continuous coverage all year long. They can call 800-772-1213 or www.ssa.gov to see if they are eligible.

If they qualify for the above help, they would also likely qualify for a program called "QMB Medicaid" via DHS. It pays their Medicare A/B out-of-pocket expenses (ex. the $96.40 monthly Part B premium and the 20% Part B copays). Go to DHS to apply. I'll ask Max to attach the QMB application so folks can just print/complete/mail in to DHS.

http://yourrxcard.agelity.com/yourrxcard/drugpricing.aspx

I recently found this website. I haven't used it enough to know if it's accurate, but it's supposed to compare prices on meds at local pharmacies.

Enter medication name, choose "find drug", and then "pharmacy pricing tool" (enter your zip).

Here's that QMB application to help pay your out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare A/B:
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/dco/OPPD/DCO-808-Medicare%20Application.doc

Say what you will about Wal-Mart but their $4 generic drugs are a good deal. I saved hundreds of dollars last year. As for them wanting you in the store, this actually allows you to go into the store 2/3's as less. You can also get your refills online so you never have to go into the store if you're afraid you might buy something.

And of course you don't give them your insurance card for the $4....why on earth would you?

"http://yourrxcard.agelity.com/yourrxcard/drugpricing.aspx"

That is a neat tool and thanks for sharing, but the Wal-Mart prices it lists are not accurate for the $4 generics. I checked two generics that are only $4 at wal-mart and it showed them to be about 9 and 8 dollars at wal-mart. So it's not always accurate on the wal-mart prices.

Bold, I used hubby's Part D card to fill non-$4 Rxs at WallyWorld and also get a couple of $4 Rxs for him for a few months. ALL the prescriptions showed up on the Humana printout I finally get. Humana's fault or Wal-Mart's? I say if Wal-Mart had not filed for them, that wouldn't have happened.

Our local Harps has a longer list of generic prescription drugs they sell for $3 a serving.

However, the two I require won't be generic for several years.

Looks like to me you need to find that out from your insurance company. They should be able to tell you.