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| rachelfran |
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Insurance company not covering non-generic meds
My daughter is almost 16 and was recently diagnosed with ADD. The doctor put her on Vyvance - but gave us a 30 day free trial of the drug but when it came time to fill a new prescription - the insurance company wouldn't cover it; I called and they said they would only cover a generic amphetamine. I told this to the doctor and instead he prescribed Adderall XR - which, again, they refused to cover; The doctor refuses to prescribe a generic amphetamine as he says it's highly marketable and kids can snort it so morally he's opposed to making it available to teens in his practice. This is all well and good but the vyvance cost us $125 for a one month supply which we filled and paid for since we were out of meds and had to do something. I'm wondering if anyone has been in this situation and what you did -- OR if you give your child generic meds and is it OK or did you find some other medication that your insurance WOULD cover that works as well? Thanks for your feedback! |
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5 Jun 2008 @ 8:59 AM
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| badger |
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Insuranc and non-generic meds
I was in this situation and it took the doctor writing a letter to the insurance company. It was a letter of necessity. If that doesn't work he will need to call the insurance company. That is what worked for me with the Vyvanse. Hope this helps. |
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