Here is something I want all people on this thread to know:
My Primary is Medicare. My secondary is Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS). BCBS pays for the medicine.
So, I asked my pharmacist, “Out of curiosity, if I cancel my BCBS, and I pay an extra$100 per month for Medicare Plus, how much would they pay for this drug.
With an apology, he said, “I can’t tell you that because you are not signed up for that program”
Can anybody out there tell me what THAT is supposed to mean?
Also, Albendazole isn’t even mentioned by the Mayo Clinic as a treatment for Blastocystis...so there is the distinct possibility that your Dr. and the Amedra pharmaceutical sales rep. are “friendly” (large kickbacks for prescribing?).
I’m not sure Medicare ever discloses what their negotiated price is for drugs in their formulary -— but because of the number of patients they represent, they negotiate a really good deal, or so I’ve heard.
Can anybody tell me why it is a secret? Sure seems like subterfuge to me. So much for a competitive system.
We complain because we know these costs are not right and because complain is all we can do. We can’t pay the crooked politicians enough to act on our behalf as they should. Big pharma, big medicine pay them well with our money.
We know the prices those of who do pay are billed are not right.
I had a project once that used solenoid valves for a hydraulic system. The coils in them burned out frequently and each replacement from the vendor was the price of a new Surburban. The valves were not made by the vendor. The vendor only specified, stocked and sold the valves to us. Eventually I figured out what they were and bought one on Ebay for 200 bucks. I took it to the vendor next time we needed one and told them to use mine. Of course they asked where I got it and I told them, “Ebay for 200 bucks.” then I asked if they wanted to talk about their prices.
We should be able to do the same thing by buying drugs from overseas.