Prescriptions No Longer Free
Jan. 10th, 2023 01:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerWell, my prescription drugs are no longer free. The pleasant surprise I had in August when all of the regular prescription medicines I take became free of charge has been undone. It's not that the insurer backtracked on its policy of making preventive drugs available at zero copayment; it's that my company switched its selection of healthcare plans. Effective Jan 1 there were no more plans from the previous insurer, Blue Cross of California. I would've stayed with them if I could. Now I'm on a plan with United Health Care, and I'm back to copayments for everyday prescriptions.
So far the costs aren't onerous. Of course, I've only had to refill one prescription so far since Jan 1. It cost me about $25 for a 90 day supply. An increase of $100/year isn't going to break my budget... but this is just one 'scrip. Another med I'm on has a reputation for being pricey on some health plans. I could get socked with a bill for hundreds of dollars every quarter.
So far the costs aren't onerous. Of course, I've only had to refill one prescription so far since Jan 1. It cost me about $25 for a 90 day supply. An increase of $100/year isn't going to break my budget... but this is just one 'scrip. Another med I'm on has a reputation for being pricey on some health plans. I could get socked with a bill for hundreds of dollars every quarter.
