 |
 |
Is your Dad a Veteran? I have read you can get prescriptions through this agency, but never checked it out.Your prices are what we paid befpre Gordon became 65. Our PERS-Oregon pays half up to $50.00, yet two years ago it was only $15. Between a neighbor, who pays$3.00(retired Steelworker),man at Pharmacypaying 5.00(Southern Pacific employee) and dear friend, retired collge level teacher-male-who pays $5.00, the National Health delivery service hees assistance. At 10:24 AM 4/10/96 -0400, you wrote: >David Boots wrote: >> >> Picked up refills today at Kaiser Hospital here in Santa Rosa, CA >> >> 100 tablets: Sinemet CR 50/200 >> retail price: $122.90 >> my price: $5 >> >> 300 tablets: Sinemet 25/100 >> retail price: $172.00 >> my price: $15 >> >> 200 tablets: Eldepryl 5 mg >> retail price: $350.95 >> my price: $20 >> >> My coverage saved me $605.85 >> >> What do others pay? > >Believe it or not, my dad who lives in Florida pays about $620. He has >to rely mainly on Medicare/Medicaid and a co-insurance policy he buys to >get back some of the Medicare deductible. The monthly payment for >Sinemet alone is breaking their savings. > >If anyone has any suggestions I would be glad to hear them. I should >note that for years I have tried to get my dad enrolled in a HMO that >would cover his drug costs. He has adamatly refused and constantly >cites all the bad experiences of his friends (although he has had his >own share of uncaring, unfeeling fee-for-service neurologists). He is >72 years old and has been diagnosed with PD for 15 years. > >Thanks. > >Mark Lyte > >