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Medicare part d is drug coverage but don't look for miracles !

), I go on Medicare with my insurance becoming my secondary insurance. It was the year mark so my neuro gave me a dx. It is Progressive Relapsing MS. I half listened but I knew from her voice it wasn't a very nice one to have...So true to my nature, I half listened nodding with "okay's" and "yes I understand". Then I left the office and finally decided to understand it having my husband explain last night. Not satisfied I googled it.

There seems to be some misunderstanding of how Medicare works and how Medicare deals with insurance coverage for drugs. First you have to decide what type of Medicare plan you want. Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) such as an HMO or PPO that offers Medicare prescription drug coverage. Depending on which you chose will determine what insurance drug plan you will have. For example...

Medicare part A is for hospitalization (100% after deductible is met) No drug coverage. Medicare part B pays for out patient tests and doctors visits (80%) No drug coverage. Medicare part C which I am not very familiar with but do know it's an advantage plan where the insured has additional benefits besides what part A & B will pay. It also includes paying a premium and may include drug coverage with a limitation.

Some of you probably received the same email I did. Biogen sent me an email saying they could now help people get financing, even if you're on a Medicare plan. So far, only Biogen is working with Medicare patients. There's a lot of paperwork involved, but it look like I'm finally going to start a DMD again. All of Biogen's MS meds are available for the program: Avonex Plegridy Tysabri Tecfidera It's worth calling about.

My Tysabri cost, after Medicare and United Health Care AND getting Tysabri assistance for the drug (I could get it for $10) ended up being over $600 PER INFUSION. I asked and asked and asked what the charge would be before I started - and they said after insurance probably $50-60. They would NOT give me a number. They didn't bill me for the first infusion until I had gotten 3. Therefore owing almost $2,000. HORRORS for someone on disability. Fighting it. Plus, I stopped taking it.

Hi DH - Welcome to our group. I am currently getting Rituxan (rituxmab) and before this I was on Tysabri. They are the only two DMDs I've been on. I have had good experience with both meds. Tysabri lasted about 20 infusions before it stopped working. The Rituxan seems to be doing the job now. I started Rituxan in November of last year and finished my second round yesterday. I had no adverse reaction of any kind to either med.

Medicare Advantage Another piece of the $390 billion savings, about $136 billion, comes from reductions in subsidies paid to private health insurance plans, called Medicare Advantage, that provide medical and drug coverage to about one of four people in Medicare. Currently, Medicare pays the private plans an average of 14 percent more to care for a member than it would cost if that person remained in traditional Medicare.

My understanding is that if Medicare denies coverage for something, then the secondary insurance will also deny coverage. Now, being that they are both government programs you would think they would cover the same things. Hopefully if Medicare only covers something in part, then Medicaid will make up the rest. You might want to address the question to someone who manages billing at your doctors office. Those people are not always knowledgeable though. Keep asking around. Good luck!

Yes, the Medicare rate, if accepted, is the biggest part of the coverage. I have seen cases where the Medicare rate was less than 50% of the bill, and my secondary insurance will normally not cover anything over the Medicare approved charges. That is why in 2007 when I underwent open heart surgery I went to a different surgeon than my cardiologist recommended.

Yes, DO try to get coverage from Tysabri. I managed by talking to them that I only pay $10 for each infusion. And when I found out how much it costs to get the extra infusion, I'm trying for help with that too. Otherwise I can't do them. And I think Tysabri wants as many people on as possible - so they can track efficacy, side effects etc. So it is in their best interest to keep you on. Good luck!

I was sooo looking forward to getting the medicare benefit. My husband provides insurance through his work, but it is pretty expensive. We have been very fortunate that his employer (a very small business- only seven employees, and the owner) pays for all of my husband's coverage. We have only had to pay for mine. Still, it has been costing us about $600 per month. I hoped that I would be able to get off the employer/insurance plan- and just go with medicare.

Since you have Medicaid, Medicaid would pick up your drug costs. I don't have Medicaid, just Medicare and as such, under Medicare there is no drug coverage, for Medicare A/B unless you are a hospital inpatient. You have to select a Medicare drug plan under Medicare Part C. It has a drug formulary and it basically will only cover some of the generic drugs until you hit the 'gap'. It's too complicated to go into on here.

Medicare for a person with cirrhosis in need of a liver transplant is very expensive and you will require full Medicare coverage. I currently pay about $700 per month for Medicare coverage here in California. Risking waiting for medical care when you have cirrhosis and portal hypertension is a risk you should never take. You need to be under the care of a hepatologist at a liver transplant center ASAP if you are not. Cheers!

It means you have medical coverage for anything related to your pregnancy they should be sending you a insurance card soon

Took my first dose of gilenya today heart rate drop to 50 so had to stay an extra hour but home now. Hoping this works since I failed rebif, tysabri, tecfidera we shall see what happens.

You need Medicare Part D for medication coverage (unless you have it from some other place). I actually do have medication coverage through my retirement health plan so I just stuck with their medication plan. However, if you do not have prescription coverage through an additional plan or Part D, you need to get it, not just for Hep C but for other illnesses as well. My prescription co-pays were a total of $70 a month for Incivek, Interferon, and Ribavirin.

Currently only about 5 percent of beneficiaries pay higher, income-based monthly premiums for outpatient coverage under Medicare Part B and even fewer pay higher premiums for prescription drug coverage. Under Obama's proposal, a growing share of seniors would pay the higher premiums over time. He'd also bump up the premiums paid by higher-income beneficiaries by 15 percent. After about 20 years, the top 25 percent of Medicare recipients would be paying higher, income-based premiums.

I was wondering about Medicare coverage for this. We live in Ohio and so far the copays we have been quoted are out of our reach. Over $100, and that's for an alternative. Does anyone know if there is extra coverage that we might be eligible for?

Can anyone explain the way Medicare works with part d coverage for copaxone? The term catastrophic coverage has raised my eyebrow a smidge. I'm awaiting a call back from shared solutions and their "medicare" expert team. If im understanding the sales lady right, she informed me I would be responsible for the first $4700 approx.?

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