Note: This is in the U.S. (of course)
This has been going on for a while and I'm not even sure if this is the right sub for this but I'm so annoyed. For those who aren't aware, because Adderall is a Schedule II restricted drug, you can't have it set up to automatically refill like other medications. Instead, you have to go into the doctor's office every single time you need a 'refill' and get a new prescription for it. It seems like most doctors skirt this by maually writing out three 30 day prescriptions that can't be filled out early and then having the patient fill them separately each month to get a new 30 day refill (that's a separate annoyance that I won't get into).
The issue is that I'm under 26 and still using my parents' insurance plan (Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield). My dad's work only offers a high deductible plan (and even if it had other options, he makes very good money and would rather save his money than pay extra to save on the deductible, which I understand). Because it's a high deductible plan, most of my visits aren't covered by the deductible, and I pay most of the cost out of pocket. Right now it's like $140 every single visit. And they aren't even full visits to the office, they're televisits.
The actual Adderall pills themselves don't even cost that much. Is there any way to knock this down somehow??? It's not even a full appointment; I get on a call with the doctor, she asks me if I'm having any problems with my medication, I say no, and then she writes me a prescription for three months. It's not even a five minute call. I don't mind paying some kind of administration fee or something but I'm paying $140 every single time I get a prescription filled.
I tried to talk to my doctor about this and she didn't even understand or believe me until I showed her the bill. I don't think she really understands how the billing department or insurance works so I'm trying to figure out if there's anyone else I can talk to because this seems insane to me.
Submitted September 20, 2021 at 07:17PM by pizzabagelblastoff https://ift.tt/2XyNbEc
