I ran into this crap at Walgreens. We were going on vacation, my thyroid drug would run out before we got back.
I went to renew it early, Walgreens said my insurance wouldn’t cover it, it was too soon. So I asked what would it be out-of-pocket.
The idiot told me a figure, and I was astonished. I guess because I looked surprised he told me it ends up less for 3 months at a time, and told me what that would cost. I started yelling. The 3 month out-of-pocket was actually $2 less than one months co-pay.
We left Walgreens. Transferred our scrips elsewhere.