Insurance Not Paying

Tenncare has completely stopped paying for the strips so now theyre paying for bunavail. These are nasty. Guess theres gonna be lots of complaints. ## Yes, I feel your pain. I may sound crazy, but I do not think it fair that TN care can make a deal with one company. I am on a low dose so they let me have the option to stay on strips and pay cash. That's what I'm doing for now. I wish I could just quit but I have tried and it seems to hard to me for now. The clinic says I'm sober....I feel like its cheating to say it and be on suboxone. ## I agree with you Shelley, that if any sort of substance is that difficult to kick, I too would feel like I was cheating by not being sober (which could defeat the purpose of taking suboxone anyway). Who would've thought a drug that is u...

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I live in PA. Tomorrow i go to the Dr. to get my Xanax prescription. It's technically too early if my insurance covers it. If I go to a pharmacy I've never used and tell them I have no insurance, can they look me up on the internet and find that I actually do? Are all pharmacies linked to a database, even independently owned? ## Almost every State monitors for this. Plus it is illegal in every state. Still can be done but your method of payment is not going to help you if you use cash, gold, or bitcoins ## ABSOLUTELY THEY ARE LINKED. I am lucky enough to have a great little neighborhood pharma that is closed on weekends and they accommodate me IF my refill date falls on a weekend. I don't abuse..I do save extra in my 'go-bag' along w/ survival supplies. Xanax or the ...

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Hi, I want to thank a lot of the people on this site, I've been reading a lot of messages and replies and it has helped me through a lot of hard times! But here I am after 3 years and I have no insurance because I have been able to work more now and now I am having trouble paying for my suboxone! I started at 24 mg. And now I'm at 8 mg. And getting ready to step down so I can get off finally and be normal! But with all the problems I have been having with paying for my suboxone I haven't been doing too good, going up and down and not having the support that I need through my program has made my life hectic! And the anxiety has been real hell does anybody know how I can get the suboxone cheaper? I'm afraid of going backwards instead of going forward! ## Hi, Have you told ...

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i have been addicted to pain pills for 5 yrs now i went threw a suboxin program for 3 months & the dr started to take me down then i lost my insurance 8 months ago i started buying in on the street which it has really helped me & is cheaper than buying a oxy i just got my insurance back & am going to go threw the program heres the problem starting in oct medicaid is no longer gonna pay for it in w.va anyhow not sure about other states which yes it will still be cheaper than me buying off the street or buying a pill. I am very pissed by this how can they pay for a pain pill but not something that is really helping people come off them I am trying to bring awareness to this & if i can get enough letters wrote to congress the govenor or whoever else to show them what a miri...

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As you'll know, I have been paying $600 a month for Focalin because my insurance won't help with script cost. No one on this site was able to help, but through my own research, I finally found the one person in Medicare who researched for a program that helped with Focalin! What a relief. Insurance per month @$48 & script $35...hey, that is wwaaayyy better than $600. Thanks anyway for listening. ## That is great news Thana, thank you for sharing this information. Do you have any details which you could post back so that others with a similar challenge would be able to contact them? Feel free to post a reply or a new discussion if you have anything else to add, or any other questions. ## Why waste money on Focalin when Ritalin is the same thing? It just contains the active as...

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Hi y'all, Like a lot of you, I switched to Minastrin 24 from Loestrin last year when L got discontinued. Does anyone know if any insurance providers cover Minastrin 24? I know you can get the discount card, but BCBS has stopped accepting mine and I'm super annoyed. For various reasons, M24 is the only pill I can be on, so I'm kind of stuck paying $60 every month on top of my ridiculous insurance bill. We are about to switch insurance providers, so I thought I'd check before picking one just in case. ## Hi Janelle, You mentioned that Blue Cross/Blue Shield stopped accepting your discount card, but to my understanding, these discount cards are in no way affiliated with insurance companies, so they should not have any say as to whether or not it'll work - as long as it...

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I have been on clinical trial 2 yrs for myelofibrosis and wanted to know if anyone's health insurance is paying for the drug in case the clinical trial ends? What is the approximate cost per month? I have seen it is around $7000 month on another website. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you. ## That is about the same estimated price that I am seeing listed everywhere, which is pretty normal for these types of medications, especially being this new. I've no information on insurances covering it, though. That would depend on the insurance and if it actually gets approval. Does anyone else have more information on this? ## Thanks for the reply. Its now approved for sale in the U.S. I am live in Ca. I use wall greens drug store. I checked with them its $4.400.00 without insuranc...

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I recently moved to another state, I'm been on subxone for 7 months and now I have no insurance at all, I paid 300$ to see a Dr. I received a free cupon for 15 Zubsolve and I went back to my Dr. He put me on Subutex for 1 month because its cheaper then the strips! I have my script and I went to one Pharmacy and its 320.00 for 48 of them.. I know its cheaper then 450.00 for my strips. I'm having trouble paying for my script. I can get generic for too but I do not know where to fill them. I heard that some pharmacies may charge as low as 2$ a pill but I'm having a hard time finding one. Just thought maybe someone might know of a place or Drug company that has assistance with help.. I will be out of my zubsolv in 3 days. I've never been on subutex before. My Dr said just on...

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Hi, I'm currently taking oxycodone 10 mg 4x a day. I need something stronger and something for break through pain. I don't have insurance so I need to do this cost wise since I'm paying out of pocket. I've taken dilaudid 4 mg with morphine 10 mg before and it did nothing for my pain. I've also taken methadone as well. I have bulging and herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, pinched nerves, fibromyalgia, spondylosis, and possibly spinal stenosis. I need another MRI. How can I tell my pm doctor to increase the Mg's of pain medicine without sounding like a drug seeker? Or give me something stronger I can pay for? ## I'm willing to pay the pharmacy $5 extra for each pill they fill for me but rite aid didn't go for that or CVS. Is their anyone...

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I was taking Cymbalta for depression and anxiety for two years. I also have chronic back problems, and it was helping my pain. Out of the blue, whatever the name of the government prescription plan for people disabled and on Medicare decides to stop paying for it and, therefore, allowing me to take it! I was switched BACK TO Effexor's generic, Venlafaxine XR, which wasn't working nearly as well as the Cymbalta. I know it's not just because I have government based insurance because other people pay for insurances that do that also. I just wish that whoever is benefiting from the profits of this would realize that the maybe 50%+ in income from old medications and dispensing generic medications, is not fair to the sick if they don't work. Mental Illness is a real disease. I...

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I was prescribed Axiron and really need the medication, but I don't have prescription insurance and I can't afford it. Stopped using it for a while because of the cost, but really started feeling terrible again. Got one of the co-pay cards from Axiron but still costs way too much. Any ideas for help ## Hello, Jack! How are you? Did you also use the free 30 day trial certificate that they have on their website? Learn more Axiron details here. Otherwise, I can't find any other discount or assistance programs for it aside from the co-pay card you already mentioned. Did you discuss the issue with your doctor? They may be able to prescribe a cheaper alternative. ## how can a poor person afford 400.00 for a bottle of axiron........... there needs to be some reform for these meds. ...

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My insurance company is giving me grief about paying for my savella prescription for my fibrolmayalgia. I finally find a medicine that works...I take 50 mgs in the morning and 100 mgs at night and am able to finally get through a day of work. I still suffer, but after 25 years of living with fibromyalgia and trying all kinds of meds, savella works. Now I can't pay for it. My insurance company only covers 62 pills a month - that doesn't even give me 3 weeks of coverage. They told me it wouldn't be a problem when I first questioned that I wasn't given the right amount of pills...just said to come back for a refill when I needed it. Right...when I went to refill the prescription, I was told I had to pay for it in full - no coverage. So I either suffer, or I have to pay for ...

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I have fibromyalgia, have suffered for years with no diagnosis. I have been on Lyrica and Cymbalta, no help. I have been on Savella for over a year now and I finally got my life back. I am unemployed and going to college full time on line. My husband is on social security from heart problemss and major stroke last Aug. I need to be able to take care of him and myself. Recently my insurance coverage changed and the new one will only cover generic. I really need help with this medicine. I am receiving unemployment but it is hard to stretch the money out with my perscription and all the perscriptions my husband is on. I am running out of my savella in 2 week, I ask my doctor to change to something eles but he says this has worked so good for me and he has not seen me so good in 5 years. Pl...

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Need an other prescription for fiorinal #3.Will a different pharmacy fill it if I self pay ## Hi Joe, To my knowledge, pharmacies do keep track of what prescriptions are being filled under the same name, so if your worried about filling two prescriptions of the same medication within a short period of time and the pharmacy questions you, it might be a good idea to have your doctor call it in on your behalf to justify any possible discrepancies that could arise as a result of filling too early. On the other hand, if your doctor gave you a prescription for it, then I don't see why the pharmacy wouldn't fill it whether you decide to self pay or go through insurance? Sometimes out of pocket expenses can actually be a cheaper option depending on what coverage you have and if you util...

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I'm not sure how many are aware of all the new changes Medicaid has and continues to change against suboxone, not good! At one time medicaid paid for suboxone with PA without all the restrictions. After adding many restrictions causing many doctors to stop doing PA meaning you paid our of pocket for your meds even though you have 100% medicaid. Then as of April 1st 2017 the ARTS Program started that claimed anyone who had medicaid shouldn't be paying out of pocket for their meds. Also they claimed there would be many doctors taking medicaid for the office visit,well that was a lie and the few who do really put you through the ringer. I was told I would receive reimbursement from my insurance for the off call and meds by filing a appeal under the ARTS program and send all receipt...

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im needing help paying for my savella-and i do not have any insurance ## The manufacturer, Forest Pharmaceuticals has an assistance program for this medication, for uninsured patients. You can call them for more information at 800-851-0758 Many of these programs provide the medications for free to low income people, or on a sliding fee scale. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I have been taking the generic version of Opana er and the short active but at one location. Well I have now lost my medical insurance so I have to pay cash. I can not afford that but was checking out some of these discount cards and they have listed some of the normal pharmacy like CVS, Walgreen etc., but none off them will carry it. How can I find help to get them without paying such a high price. ## You can actually call 211 and ask for information on prescription help. They can direct you with some companies that actually send the medicine to you or pay the pharmacy. It varies with every med. I actually was approved for this for Opana but Doc changed my med. Good Luck. That stuff is EXPENSIVE!! ## Hi Janet, Sorry to hear about your situation. I noticed that you mentioned having chec...

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I wason the AN 415 orange generic suboxone tablets and for no reason at all other than to cut their ordering costs Rite Aide just switched to the 93/5721 generic suboxone tablets they are no where near as good I have diarrhea, nausea, irritability and high blood pressure after switching to the Teva brand. The pharmacy swears the tablets are the same milligrams and same active ingredients,but I highly disagree. I was slowly tapering down on the orange AN 415 but since being put on these I can't do that any longer. I usually don't complain when insurance was covering it but I am disabled and only get $630 a month since I'm paying $301 out of pocket for them each month I expect the best. ## Wow! That is a crazy out of pocket cost, I can't believe the prices for some medicat...

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Hi everybody I suffer from crohns disease and my levels of pain are off the charts sometimes, it gets real unbearable, I am taking 4mg dilaudid pills 3x a day because I can only afford to see a general doctor, at the moment I have no insurance and paying for prednisone and 6-mp is beyond expensive. My doc won't give me dillys more than 3x a day because he is scared I will get addicted but I take these pills and the pain gets even worse, what am I to do, he told me I'm at a deadend in pain management with him because that's the most he can prescribe, but when I tell him it makes the pain worse he looks at me like I'm crazy but its true it makes it worse.. Has anyone else had a problem with this? What else is there that maybe I can see if he can switch it to? I just want t...

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Do not put up with this unnecessary interference. Estatest, and most of the generics, are on the DEA exempt list. Go to this link, print it off, and take it to your pharmacist. Send a copy to your insurance. Quit putting up with this garbage. This medication would not be likely to be diverted for use as an anabolic steroid, because bodybuilders would not want the estrogen. And it appears that the FDA is not as stupid about this as they are about a lot of other things. A bright spot on the horizon... ## I am not sure what a DEA exempt list is, Please explain. I am paying $200 for 90 day supply. I will do what I have to do to get insurance to approve

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