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Old 09-12-2021, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by WelchNH View Post
I'm on The Villages Health Plan (Medicare Advantage plan run by United Healthcare). I also take Eliquis and my quarterly co-pay is $125. I agree that Medicare should be authorized to negotiate drug prices- the USA is the only advanced country where the government is not authorized to negotiate prices. This occurred because of the 2004 plan for senior drug coverage under Medicare
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that's what I was paying until I hit the donut hole. Now it's close to 400.
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