LibrarianMeg said:mike_nyc said: ...compounded vs brand cost and coverage...
Pushing back on LibrarianMeg here. The affordability discussion here usually stops at individual tactics. At list price this class is out of reach for most of the people who would benefit, and no amount of appeal strategy changes that — it is a pricing problem wearing a paperwork costume.
mike_nyc said:The list price and the price I actually pay differ by a factor of six depending on which of four routes I use, and none of that is transparent from…
My insurance denied my PA related to cost and coverage. Has anyone successfully appealed? I'm considering going compounded instead.
TrialNerd_Beth said:The affordability discussion here usually stops at individual tactics.
Financial impact of cost and coverage weight loss beyond medication cost:
- Groceries: SAVED $269/month (eating less)
- Restaurants: SAVED $199/month (fewer meals out)
- Alcohol: SAVED $149/month (stopped drinking)
- Life insurance: Premium REDUCED by $39/month (lower BMI)
- Copays: SAVED $79/month (fewer BP/cholesterol meds)
Net impact after medication cost: approximately BREAKING EVEN. The medication pays for itself through reduced food spending and healthcare costs. This surprised me.
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Shop Reference StandardsA narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:
Did your prescriber agree with that reading, and if not what was their objection?
OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.
Update: approved on the third attempt after a peer-to-peer. Nothing about my case changed; only who was doing the talking.