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I totally sympathized with you Twizled BUT WITH US IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE......my husband's back IS SHOT....talk about 7 herniated disc, degenerative discs, bulding, arthritis..well..you name it he has it..the prognosis of surgery IS OUT OF THE QUESTIONS, AS THERE'S A 80 % CHANCE HE WOULD BE DISABLED..however, we do have GREAT COVERAGE AND I HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET BRAND.BECAUSE MOST DR'S AND PHARMACIST RATHER GIVE OUT GENERICS.....GOD BLESS...

Twiz, have you asked your pharmacist(s) about the drug programs that ALL drug manufacturer's have? The makers of ALL pharmaceuticals, especially the more costly ones, ALL have programs for people who make "too much" to qualify for public assistance, don't have insurance, their insurance falls short, are financially strapped BECAUSE of their medication needs, etc. ALL PHARMACIST'S know about this! Ask someone!

(This I am sure will be a two part answer, however I have to wait to see what post's first to know where to continue from)

Twizlled, I am so sorry to hear about your husband's back. There is a couple of things that can be done. It's been a little while since I've been in the medical field, however, if he hasn't already applied for Medical Medicaid benefits, you should do so as soon as possible. You can go to www.myflorida.com/accessflorida to complete an application on line. With your husband on SSI and with your not being able to find a job at this time, you may be able to qualify for assistance with your telephone service, food stamps if needed, and/or for your husband what would be most important is Medicaid being a Secondary insurance if he has Medicare or if not, then Medicaid as primary insurance. When you complete the application, print each page or section as you complete it and then "send whatever they are requesting via certified return receipt." If your husband is on Medicare for disability, also write a letter to the Medicaid office asking how your husband can qualify for the Q&B Program (I think that's what it still is called for the prescription and Medicare monthly premium assistance). Also call the Medicare office and ask the same. They should be able to point you in the right direction. If he should qualify for this program, then his medication may go from $ 600 a month down to below $ 50 possibly even lower, even if he is on a prescription program through Medicare. If he qualifies, they may even determine he should have been on it a while ago and r

Buy offline from India. Cost for their generics is 10%-20% of what you pay here. Don't listen to that line of crap from the FDA about them being unsafe. Just do a bit of research and deal with a reputable company. The "Fat Cats" are making a killing off of free trade, why should we not benefit as well?

yes robin if he makes the top ssd payment he makes to much money for state aid to be qb program he would have to get less than a 1000 a month for both people and the social security office does that and that includes foodstamps thats why i said my share the cost was 1554 before medicade will pay a penny if you get 1700 a month they alow you 200 hundred a month to live on

David, that just makes me sick that you have to struggle like that. I think about the way this country wastes money, gives money away to other countries, "experiments" on useless endeavors, and seemingly forgets about our own people right here. I hope you and Twiz get some relief. I'll remember you in my prayers.

It is definitely sad that assistance is not where it's supposed to be. I hate to say it, but it even though taxes are higher when a Democrat is in office, it "seems" the assistance is much better for those who need it, but unfortunately opens the door wide open to more fraud abuse for those who don't. The worst thing that happened was the changes in the prescription program for those who are on Medicare, disability and retirement. What the Government is trying to do is to force everyone to go on a Medicare supplement program which includes the prescription assistance needed. There's a reason for that, but it's too long to go into here. So Twizlled, if your husband is on Medicare, and money is tight, he may want to see if he would qualify for an HMO replacement program. That will definitely put money back in your pocket. Otherwise, check the hospital pharmacy where he had the surgery at and see what programs are available, programs are there, you just have to dig.

YbsRobin...Trying to get hubby to check your post..as he is the one that "deals" with them. Doc has a new generic thing he is trying now..hopefully it will work :) thx for the
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TravaresJim
I saw the movie and was totally outraged, I agree we can do so much better, but there are always pros and cons to all situations. And i wonder if the cons would be worth it...