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Old 05-15-2023, 10:49 AM
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Default Medicare Prescription hint

My wife and I just recently transitioned to Medicare from our private plan. One thing that surprised us is that several of our prescriptions Medicare will cover the name brand but not the generic alternative. We were used to getting generic to save cost, but we’re shocked when the medication was either not covered or came at a high cost. We were concerned to the point that we thought we may have to stop taking some things. When we asked the pharmacy asst she said she check coverage on the name brand and surprise everything was covered. While it was great news it was also a little disappointing that they didn’t offer this information without asking. Not sure if this is true of everything or if everybody already knows this, but thought we’d offer it up to help newbie’s like us.