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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Many Insurance Plans Cover Opioid Painkillers But Restrict Access To Less-Addictive Drugs
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Follow the $$$
The less addictive drugs are "experimental" (even if they've been on the market for over 10 years) and are, therefore more expensive.
Nothing like having the insurance companies determine your healthcare rather than you doctor.
They are all working together to keep the money flowing. They all need eachother.
A lot of times insurance companies will dictate to the doctors that a patient has to try older, less expensive drugs first and if they don't work for them, they can then prescribe the newer more expensive drug. So it doesn't matter if the old drugs don't work or have bad side effects. The patient still has to do a trial of that first. What a waste of time and money, not to mention bad patient care.
BC/BS restricts lidocaine patches while easily paying for fentanyl patches. Makes no sense.
Find us a non-addictive pain reliever that works and doesn't cost an arm and a leg, please.
I believe it also depends on the type of insurance you have. There is discrimination among insurance companies. BC/BS on the Eastern Shore works well with doctors plus Medicare
Did you know the FDAhas tried to ban vitamins because they are in cahoots with big Pharma? Big corporations are trying to keep you sick so they can make money! Get it?
Marijuana/THC tinctures
5:32, you are correct. Many insurance companies require step therapy. If step 1 doesn't work, go to a step 2 drug, then finally a step 3 drug as a last resort.
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