[billethkid]

In yesterday's paper was an ad for obtaining from Phyzer a copay card that will allow one to get 30 days of lipitor for $4.

However if you have medicare prescription coverage you can not use the card. In our case that means with medicare Rx coverage we continue to pay $30 for the same medication!!!!!!

I called Humana to get a better understanding of how this inequity could be possible. She confirmed my info as correct. However she did suggest telling the pharmacist to NOT run the lipitor Rx through the Humana insurance and then use the $4 copay. She said people do it all the time.

However the clerk at Walgreens interpretation of the rules is that as long as one is on medicare they can not use the $4 card. I checked again with Humana, they said one can have medicare but no Rx coverage and still be able to use the $4 copay card as there is/was no payment for medication from medicare.

So I am going to go back and try again to get through to the "local interpreters".

If that does not work then the next trial is to go to another pharmacy where we are not registered and just give them the $4 copay card.

By the way the generic for lipitor is the same price as the name brand....$30 per 30 days @ one per day. Does anybody else smell a hose job.....AGAIN.

So how comfortable should a senior be paying for medicare Rx coverage when those without it can buy or get the same meds for little or nothing???

There must be a story to be had in this inequity....some where.

btk