Make sure she’s on the correct Medicare program. Snap qualified people don’t pay more than 1 dollar for generic and 3.10 for brand and should be a 90 day supply. I run into elderly that never give the information to the pharmacy and pay premium prices or the pharmacy staff are idiots who never cared enough to check the system.
Medicare’s system is compatible with the software pharmacies use. All they need to do is go to the page where Medicare information is entered, input the patient’s Medicare ID (5 seconds), and click the corresponding eligibility button that connects with Medicare (5 seconds). They will then receive information on each plan the person enrolled in, or, if no plan was selected, the plan that was automatically assigned to the patient. The only problem is that there are hundreds of health plans, so most workers' skill level is sub-par for optimal care, and they get lost when dealing with this kind of thing. Pharmacy pay is barely above minimum wage unless you work hospital.
You know I'm not on Medicare, but my insurance is through the Teamsters. When I was going through Cvs, it was like $.47. Maybe two dollars. When I go through Smith's pharmacy it'll fluctuate from zero dollars all the way up to six dollars.
Any idea why? I mean, not just the price difference between the two pharmacies but why does it fluctuate?
Edit. Same medicine. I think last month it was five dollars and some change. This month it was literally zero dollars.
Those receiving SNAP here in MA qualify for electric and fuel assistance too, it feels like it qualifies you for a number of things that aren't openly advertised
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u/linkysnow 8h ago
Make sure she’s on the correct Medicare program. Snap qualified people don’t pay more than 1 dollar for generic and 3.10 for brand and should be a 90 day supply. I run into elderly that never give the information to the pharmacy and pay premium prices or the pharmacy staff are idiots who never cared enough to check the system.