Debp Posted December 21, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,023 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,342 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,382 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted December 21, 2022 The pharmacy companies jack up the prices in the USA tremendously. I have a Medicare drug plan so am ok. But for anyone in need of cheaper meds, Mark Cuban has a new drug company founded to help people. I heard about it on the news today. One drug selling for $1500....he sells it for $19. A lady needing cancer drugs, he is saving her 90% and helped save her life. Anyhow, if anyone needs lower cost prescription medications, his company is called Cost Plus. He plans to get insulin soon, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne222 Posted December 21, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 32 Topic Count: 477 Topics Per Day: 0.17 Content Count: 6,560 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 7,638 Days Won: 9 Joined: 06/12/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted December 21, 2022 I have good insurance for meds. But this is good. Maybe he the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted December 21, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,023 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,342 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,382 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, Wayne222 said: I have good insurance for meds. But this is good. Maybe he the future. Once you are on Medicare, you will be required to get a Medicare approved prescription drug plan. However, with some drugs, they might still be expensive....so Mark Cuban's Cost Plus could help there. Last month I picked up my Glaucoma eye drops. The clerk said over $600 for three tiny bottles! I was so shocked! Then they called the doctor to ask for a generic (he had said no substitution). After a week they finally got him to authorize a generic.....it was $2 for the three bottles. I thought he might be getting a kick back from the name brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted December 21, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,188 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,909 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Online Share Posted December 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Debp said: I thought he might be getting a kick back from the name brand. I had a doctor friend who died a few years ago that would not prescribe generic. He said they were not the same and refused to do it. So at least one that I know it wasn't over kickbacks, but just didn't trust generics. The last 20 years that my wife took a drug for her M.S. her drug bills ran about 90 to 115 thousand dollars a year. Thank the Lord we had really good insurance all those years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted December 22, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,508 Content Per Day: 12.19 Reputation: 3,323 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 11:02 PM, Debp said: Once you are on Medicare, you will be required to get a Medicare approved prescription drug plan. However, with some drugs, they might still be expensive....so Mark Cuban's Cost Plus could help there. Last month I picked up my Glaucoma eye drops. The clerk said over $600 for three tiny bottles! I was so shocked! Then they called the doctor to ask for a generic (he had said no substitution). After a week they finally got him to authorize a generic.....it was $2 for the three bottles. I thought he might be getting a kick back from the name brand. Hi @Debp I've heard that some patients living near the Canadian or Mexican borders will sometimes go there in order to obtain the same prescribed medicines at lower costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted December 22, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,023 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,342 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,382 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 5 hours ago, farouk said: Hi @Debp I've heard that some patients living near the Canadian or Mexican borders will sometimes go there in order to obtain the same prescribed medicines at lower costs. I've heard of someone going to Mexico for that years ago. But Mark Cuban's drug company Cost Plus will be alot easier besides cheaper. And safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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