Just joined yesterday and hope i can get some answers. i have been getting my insulin from Liberty Medical for about a year. Recently got a letter from them saying the would no longer be selling insulin through part B medicare. Where else can i get it through the mail. Dont tell me to go to a local pharmacy, done did that and none will do it. If i get it through my Medicare Part D. i hit the donut hole in about 5 months and am stuck with no prescription insurance for the rest of the year.
Mark
although I'm not on Medicare, I'd like to know the answer to your question. somebody??
its a prescription drug, part D. I am sorry but that is the way medicare counts it. Wow, I wish i had been getting as a Part B item.
If you use an insulin pump, the insulin may be covered under Part B, per the information in this link. It includes a phone number to call to locate suppliers. Hope it helps.
(I'm not on medicare, and have not used the number mentioned in the link.)
yes medicare part B covers insulin if you are on a pump. medicare has cut what they will pay the pharmacy so now most if not all will not sell it under part b.
Mark
Mark, my secondary insurance (fed BCBS) requires that I use Caremark mail order. I am on Medicare as primary. Have you called Medicare for a list of approved mail order pharmacies?
called medicare and they gave me a list with 8 companies on it that was suppose to supply insulin through part B. called all 8 and all 8 only supplied testing and pump supplies. if i go through my part D i hit the donut hole in 5 months so that leaves 7 months out of the year i would have to pay for all of my prescriptions out of my pocket which i can not afford to do. guess its back to begging my endo for insulin samples every month.
Mark
Well I sill stand corrected. I guess since my secondary is the company paying for the drug benefit I had never used Part B for insulin. Now the truth is using a drug benefit company is likely a better option if you have the doughnut hole filled with additional insurance. If the doughnut hole is not plugged, then of course part B is the better way to cover it if you can.
The question is finding one, follow J-Andrew's (love that name J) advice.
Rick