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Post by Jaguar on Mar 27, 2013 12:26:11 GMT -5
Lone I get that as well with one of the meds I am on. I though don't pay for mine, but I'm still being monitored on how I take it, how much I take and side effects. I get calls 2 to 3 times a month from the drug company and I get asked questions. Your DH friend needs to talk to his doctor.
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Post by Jaguar on Mar 27, 2013 12:43:57 GMT -5
Yeah he needs to see his doctor and get his pill situation sorted out.
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 27, 2013 12:44:06 GMT -5
DH has a friend who has been on some different meds, for years. Not sure exactly what they are, didn't want to ask. Maybe diabetic meds? He was finding that the side effects were causing issues, so he stopped taking a couple of the meds. He has discovered that diet change is taking care of the initial problems. He just received a letter from his insurance company, informing him, almost reprimanding him, that they are aware that he is not taking/buying these meds. He is upset that he is being monitored in this way. We are both trying to understand what is going on. We realize that the insurance company may be trying to cut costs. It's much cheaper for them to be buying meds for a diabetic patient than paying for an amputation. We get that. But what if the patient is able to cure his problem without meds? Should that patient be threatened with losing his insurance because he won't take the meds? Help us understand what is going on. Is this something new that the insurance companies are doing? Sounds to me like he needs to talk to his doctor and tell the doctor he's not taking the medications. That will allow the doctor to stop prescribing them and notify the insurance company they're no longer required.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Mar 27, 2013 12:46:33 GMT -5
The insurance company knows that your friend was prescibed medication to manage some long term health condition. They saw that he is not getting his regular refills, so they checked on him. If he came back and said, "I can't afford them", perhaps they could offer assistance. If he says "My doctor OKed this", I'm sure they'll be happy not to have to pay for meds.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 12:06:15 GMT -5
Did the letter actually threaten loss of insurance? That would be unusual. DH has gotten those letters, too, after making an informed decision that something he's taking isn't worth the side effects. We've ignored them and nothing has happened.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2013 12:17:52 GMT -5
my company does that too. they are 'managing' my healthcare. I guess some actuary told them that people who don't take their meds end up racking up big hospital bills :-)
Ignore the letters.
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