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    Otters27
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    Anyone know anything about Medicare Part D Catastrophic insurance?

    My mom needs a drug that cost 230,000 dollars a year. Whats the max she will have to pay out of pocket per year?

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    What drug

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    Drug companies a rip off

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    Quote Originally Posted by nyplayer33 View Post
    What drug
    Lorbrena by pfizer

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    after $5K yr catastrophic coverage kicks in

    % drops way down

    'min' copay -- the exact # ... dont know

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Drug companies a rip off
    yes its like they try to put a price on your life

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    after $5K yr catastrophic coverage kicks in

    % drops way down

    'min' copay -- the exact # ... dont know

    she has silver scripts supplemental as well. know anything about that

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    Quote Originally Posted by nyplayer33 View Post
    What drug
    looks like it is not covered by Medicare part d

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post

    she has silver scripts supplemental as well. know anything about that

    sorry , No

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    Why medical care in USA a disaster

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    Maybe next time you go to Walmart to send a ** to the books stop by the pharmacy and ask the people who know about drugs instead of asking random gamblers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    Maybe next time you go to Walmart to send a ** to the books stop by the pharmacy and ask the people who know about drugs instead of asking random gamblers.
    lots of smart guys on here that know a lot of stuff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    lots of smart guys on here that know a lot of stuff
    Lots of smart guys here but you don't take any advice. You lose your bankroll every week on 25 team parlays instead of listening to the smart guys.

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    Will have to pay deductible + coverage gap. Usually $2500-3500 out of pocket. Rest of year should be covered until 12/31 when it resets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by san2c View Post
    Will have to pay deductible + coverage gap. Usually $2500-3500 out of pocket. Rest of year should be covered until 12/31 when it resets.
    even if the drug is not on the formulary list?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    Lots of smart guys here but you don't take any advice. You lose your bankroll every week on 25 team parlays instead of listening to the smart guys.
    Honestly this time just trying to figure this out for my mom here.

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    This information is not a complete description of benefits. Call Customer Care at Phone Number 1-866-362-6212 (TTY:Phone Number 711) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more information.

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    This drug should have copay assistance from Pfizer , talk to her doc about it.
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    She wont be elligible for pfizer copay assistance if she is medicare. Doctor will need to do a prior authorization with the insurance company. No specialty oncology medications will be approved without an authorization. There are also assistance funds (PAN foundation, Gooddays) for these sort of things if she can't afford it. Usually have to be pretty low income to be elligible though. DM me if you have any other questions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by san2c View Post
    She wont be elligible for pfizer copay assistance if she is medicare. Doctor will need to do a prior authorization with the insurance company. No specialty oncology medications will be approved without an authorization. There are also assistance funds (PAN foundation, Gooddays) for these sort of things if she can't afford it. Usually have to be pretty low income to be elligible though. DM me if you have any other questions.
    Thanks man. I'll ship you some points if Jax State wins

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post




    This information is not a complete description of benefits. Call Customer Care at Phone Number 1-866-362-6212 (TTY:Phone Number 711) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more information.
    Thanks Sam. Big help

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    Big Pharma making our lives insufferable financially.

    Your physician's and/or specialist's office should give you advice. If this is a medical situation common to their practice they know the path to obtain the medicine..
    I've had a similar priced medication in the past and my specialist arranged the availability.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 19th Hole View Post
    Big Pharma making our lives insufferable financially.

    Your physician's and/or specialist's office should give you advice. If this is a medical situation common to their practice they know the path to obtain the medicine..
    I've had a similar priced medication in the past and my specialist arranged the availability.
    Yep that sounds like the rout. Thank you

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    You should also find out which pharmacy carries this drug and see if they will help with the PA process. This is a new drug with probably very limited availability in rural areas so if it's a specialty pharmacy they will know how to get these drugs approved. A good buddy of mine is on a very specific biologic for lung cancer and he had to go through the same thing.
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