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DiapDealer · 11-10-2023, 06:42 PM

Two days worth of trying to get my eye doctor, my insurance company, and the pharmacy to put a rush on getting a seemingly random "prior-authorization" fiasco straightened out so I could get my prescription filled. Only to find out that the cost of a 30-day supply of the generic version (which my doctor recommended) of the eyedrops in question was $13.65 (US) if I purchased it WITHOUT any help from my Insurance company! Why would my insurance kick up its heels over paying the $3.65 (after my $10 copay) for such a cheap and common medicine? They've never batted an eye at much more expensive prescriptions before.

Needless to say, I purchased the medicine myself and assured my insurance company that they could save their $3.65. Which is probably what they wanted me to do anyway. Hence the Prior Authorization runaround in the first place. What a bunch of carp.

11-10-2023, 06:42 PM	#36746
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,705 Karma: 205039118 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Two days worth of trying to get my eye doctor, my insurance company, and the pharmacy to put a rush on getting a seemingly random "prior-authorization" fiasco straightened out so I could get my prescription filled. Only to find out that the cost of a 30-day supply of the generic version (which my doctor recommended) of the eyedrops in question was $13.65 (US) if I purchased it WITHOUT any help from my Insurance company! Why would my insurance kick up its heels over paying the $3.65 (after my $10 copay) for such a cheap and common medicine? They've never batted an eye at much more expensive prescriptions before. Needless to say, I purchased the medicine myself and assured my insurance company that they could save their $3.65. Which is probably what they wanted me to do anyway. Hence the Prior Authorization runaround in the first place. What a bunch of carp. Last edited by DiapDealer; 11-10-2023 at 06:47 PM.