13|1|we've ordered them from Singapore before and got them for 1/10th of the cost|carmenanderson|cloudcars@verizon.net|18:34:08|07/30/2011|Has anyone ordered prescription meds from Canada?
Any positive or negative experiences...?
My friend has no insurance and could easily pay $700 out of pocket per mo. on RXs
When we look up the meds, their websites say that rather than order cheaper ones from Canada, you can get coupons online--- which is actually misleading... as there arent' really any/many. They do not come out and say the Canadian meds arent' the same thing... they just weasel word it to discourage you from doing that... I would think if they were NOT the same product, the co. (like Plavix) would be eager to tell you that....Right now Plavix has the patent on the product and no generics can be made in the U.S. til the patent expires...
Just wondering whether others have ordered--- they cost a fraction of what they cost here....
Would there be a good reason not to?
1|1|Have you tried partners for prescription asst, the one Montel williams hawks, and email Plavix some companies offer a loyalty card...hth..Iris|BMOREGAL|bmoregal2000@aol.com|00:52:02|07/28/2011|
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Sabra hummus
activa $1
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millstone coffee $1
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Bear naked cereal
Malto meal cereal IP ok
Tide $2
Purex 3-1 $3
Silk soy milk $1
baby wipes $1
Toilet paper $1...marcal, cottonelle ect
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Doggie treats, Eukanuba
poptarts
Target pharmacy coupons for $10 GC wyb meds
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2|2|has she tried seeing if the company has free RX|LindaOh|Martinl3@roadrunner.com|09:22:51|07/28/2011|
I get 2 of mine from Astrazeneca, you can make quite a bit of money and still get them.worth looking into Linda 3|1|Or just ask your dr for some samples...|melpaul|Melpaul199@aol.com|09:51:38|07/28/2011|
Just be honest with dr. no insurance could you have samples 4|2|ty all.. dr did |salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|04:52:45|07/29/2011|
give him a few samples... Dr is also recommending a 2nd surgery-- to place stents in collapsing arteries... A little over a mo. ago my friend had a heart attack and wound up having emergency surgery-- stents placed in a totally collapsed vein near the heart...misc bills from this are abt $120,000 with hospital bill being 118,000. He has no insurance... was unable to get it when he retired due to pre-existing condition (emphysema) which costs him $300+ in Rx ea month... Not yet eligible for Medicare as he is only 63. Wondering whether VA might help as he was in the army 40+ yrs ago. 6|3|Definitely check w/the VA!|maraj|maraj64@hotmail.com|07:46:48|07/29/2011|
Run, do not walk, your friend to the nearest Veteran's Administration Service Office!
Since he is a Veteran, the VA will help furnish the meds he needs & he may very well also be eligible for a stipend each month, if not for a service related illness/injury then for a stipend based on his medical need. He would just need to fill out the paper work at a VA Service Office & have an occasional exam by a VA dr., but he should be able to continue seeing the dr. he's had. Just that once he's approved, his current dr. would simply need to fax the presciptions to the VA to be filled. The VA usually provides a 90-day supply of meds at each refill, delivered right to his door via UPS or USPS.
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5|1|Is he disabled? Doe she collect ssi or ssdi? |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|06:39:37|07/29/2011|
If he does and he collects a check and he has been getting them for at least 2 years he can get medicare 7|1|Hubby goes to VA they charge $27 for 3 months RX|LindaOh|Martinl3@roadrunner.com|09:27:55|07/29/2011|
but they don't have any name brand like for the plavix it would be generic blood thinner pills,and also charge $15 for visit,friend needs to go there thats what it is for.Linda 8|1|There are coupons on coupons.com for rx right now Better than no discount Is he in Ca?|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|09:43:03|07/29/2011|
>Posted on Jul-28-11 at 00:26 AM (Eastern)
>by 71.142.208.5Has anyone ordered prescription meds
> from Canada? Any positive or
>negative experiences...? My friend
>has no insurance and could easily
>pay $700 out of pocket per
>mo. on RXs When we look
>up the meds, their websites
>say that rather than order cheaper
> ones from Canada, you
>can get coupons online--- which is
>actually misleading... as there arent'
>really any/many. They do
>not come out and say the
> Canadian meds arent' the same
>thing... they just weasel word it
> to discourage you from doing
>that... I would think
>if they were NOT the same
>product, the co. (like Plavix)
>would be eager to tell you
>that....Right now Plavix has the
>patent on the product and no
>generics can be made in the
>U.S. til the patent expires... Just
>wondering whether others have
>ordered--- they cost a fraction of
>what they cost here.... Would there
>be a good reason not to?
>
9|1|The patents for Plavix and Lipitor expire within the next 6 months, then will be available as generics|padrifter|candles@nb.net|09:48:08|07/29/2011|
http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/feedback/127.html 10|2|Lipitor $4.00 copay card|flyerfan|flyerfan3@comcast.net|12:34:11|07/29/2011|
Posted on Jul-29-11 at 12:34 PM (Eastern) by 174.60.130.181
Request this copay card that you can even use with insurance coverage. When I needed Lipitor I was still paying for my deductible and the Lipitor was $404. for a 3 month supply. When I submitted this offer I received a $150.00 check from them. You can use it for just a 1 month script too. All details come with the card when you receive it in the mail.
https://www.pfizerpro.com/hcp/lipitor/co-pay%20card?source=google&HBX_PK=s_+lipitor+10mg+refill&HBX_OU=50&o=23048011|165711216|0&skwid=43000000376763452 12|3|I've seen a lot of co-pay help cards on my sons meds...|jdlaurie|savethosepennies@aol.com|17:33:28|07/30/2011|
they are out there, you just need to look for them... or ask the doctor if he has anything! My son's Abilify is my largest copay and the co-pay card covers half of it each month for a entire year! What a deal! The ultimate coupon! 11|1|check your local store programs....I found...|jdlaurie|savethosepennies@aol.com|17:31:39|07/30/2011|
that it is cheaper to fill a couple of my sons medications at sweetbay on their saver plan. I can spend $9.99 on a 90 days supply, or I can spend $10 per month on my insurance! The RX is only $4 per month on their saver plan.
So just because you have the insurance, it might not be wise to use it for the insurance if you can get it cheaper.
Also, some meds are free a publix... like certain antibiotics,diabetic meds and blood pressure meds..... makes a big difference
Laurie
13|1|we've ordered them from Singapore before and got them for 1/10th of the cost|carmenanderson|cloudcars@verizon.net|18:34:08|07/30/2011|
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http://www.bounceenergy.com/refer-a-friend/raf/1249065 14|1|when my husband and I briefly went with no insueance, we were able to get samples for many of our prescriptions, from the doctor, just by telling them the situation. They also helped us apply for drug programs for low income throught the drug companies. Several companies sent us 90 day supplies. It was a god send. |dlpavitt|dlpavitt@att.net|18:47:06|07/30/2011|
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o My dad also had heart surgery last year and he went to a VA hospital(they paid for ambulance too!) to do that and they covered his whole operation, hospital stay and meds, and also cover all his routine doctor visits.** My dad has been going to the VA hospital for years since he retired, they give him excellent care!
o
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16|3|thanks for all the input----|salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|21:23:54|07/30/2011|
a Vet is someone who served in the military --even if not involved in a war? He is now 63 and was in army when he was abt 20.
He did order some meds from Canada and they arrived from India-- one of the Canadian pharmacy's international partners. They were a fraction of what they cost here and were sent registered..... that all went well.
Problem is: When he retired abt 2 yrs ago, he already had emphysema/a pre-existing condition so couldnt' get affordable insurance. He gets a very small amt of SS each month. He also has some investments which he had planned to cash in so that he could get a mobile home to put on his property which is in the boonies and very wooded--- He has been clearing the property so that a mobile home could be brought up there. He has a beat up old trailer with no electricity on his property. A mo. or two ago he had the heart attack and the bills are now coming in . He is paying off the smallish ones but the hospital bill is $118,000. The hospital said they don't think he'll qualify for any type of aid due to the investment money he has.... but he failed to tell them it was intended for the purchase of a home and what he lives in now is not really considered habitable...I told him to inform them of this additional circumstance and he said they already submitted the paper work and th e office lady doens't care....She did tell him that if he paid the hospital bill off , they would settle for half since the alternative is for them to turn it over to a collection a gency and only get half anyway. BUT the dr told him he needs a second procedure and another stent.... If he does pay off the first hosp bill, he'll never have a home of his own and he certainly will have nothing left to pay for the second procedure.... He asked the dr if he could have the 2nd procedure done out patient to avoid a 2nd hospital bill. Of course no one wants to quote a price He offered to sign a waiver not holding dr responsible for consequences of doing it on an outpatient basis.
He has never been declared disabled... but due to the emphysema --which will continue to get worse according to his dr.-- he gets out of breath rapidly and has to rest often....Since he retired and didnt' bring up the emphysema with the Soc Sec Admin--- maybe it's too late for that to become a consideration.
Thanks to all of you for the help and caring and sharing... You a r e wonderful. I was amazed when I came here and saw all the posts...
17|4|I don't know if you can get help or not at a VA if you have not served in a war. my dad served during a war.|HONEY11|HONEY1@AMERITECH.NET|21:35:25|07/30/2011|
o I think you have had to serve during a war or in a war, both qualify for VA. You can call them and ask, worth a shot. Also he can apply for medical card(public aide) he should qualify for that as he is not working and is sick.
o
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o0..0o Linda
19|4|If he collects any ss at all he qualifies for medicare after having recieved ss for the two years ( as I said above I think i is two years) |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|09:55:01|07/31/2011|
>Posted on Jul-30-11 at 09:23 PM (Eastern)
>by 71.142.208.5a Vet is someone who
>served in the military --even if
>not involved in a war?
> He is now 63 and
>was in army when he
>was abt 20. He did order
>some meds from Canada and they
>arrived from India-- one of the
>Canadian pharmacy's international partners. They
>were a fraction of what they
>cost here and were sent registered.....
>that all went well.
> Problem is: When he
>retired abt 2 yrs ago, he
>already had emphysema/a pre-existing condition so
>couldnt' get affordable insurance.
>He gets a very small amt
>of SS each month.
>He also has some
>investments which he had planned to
>cash in so that he could
> get a mobile home to
>put on his property which is
>in the boonies and very wooded---
>He has been clearing the
>property so that a mobile home
>could be brought up there.
> He has a beat up
>old trailer with no electricity on
>his property. A mo.
>or two ago he had
>the heart attack and the bills
>are now coming in .
>He is paying off the smallish
>ones but the hospital bill is
>$118,000. The hospital said they
>don't think he'll qualify for any
>type of aid due to the
>investment money he has.... but he
>failed to tell them it was
>intended for the purchase of a
>home and what he lives in
>now is not really
>considered habitable...I told him to
>inform them of this additional circumstance
>and he said they already
>submitted the paper work and th
>e office lady doens't care....She did
>tell him that if he paid
>the hospital bill off , they
>would settle for half since
>the alternative is for them
>to turn it over to a
>collection a gency and only get
>half anyway. BUT the
>dr told him he needs a
>second procedure and another
>stent.... If he does pay off
>the first hosp bill, he'll never
>have a home of his own
>and he certainly will have nothing
>left to pay for the second
>procedure.... He asked the dr if
>he could have the 2nd
>procedure done out patient to avoid
> a 2nd hospital bill.
>Of course no one wants
>to quote a price He
>offered to sign a waiver not
>holding dr responsible for consequences of
>doing it on an outpatient basis.
>He has never been declared disabled...
>but due to the emphysema --which
> will continue to get worse
>according to his dr.-- he gets
>out of breath rapidly and has
>to rest often....Since he retired and
>didnt' bring up the emphysema with
>the Soc Sec Admin---
>maybe it's too late for that
>to become a consideration. Thanks to
>all of you for the help
>and caring and sharing... You
>a r e wonderful. I
>was amazed when I came here
>and saw all the posts...
20|5|he just started collecting soc sec|salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|21:58:49|08/01/2011|
at age 62-- last yr
and I think you have to be 65 to qualify for medicare
I turned 65 this year and had insurance thru my state employment but they required me to get medicare and to prove that I had medicare as part of my retirement procedures....
21|6|Have him cjeck as I am only 48 and I have medicare I didn't take the medical part as I have insurance with dh |teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|22:15:15|08/01/2011|
I only have hospital coverage 18|1|any vet can go hubby wasn't in any war|LindaOh|Martinl3@roadrunner.com|09:44:01|07/31/2011|
what I understood is if you were in a war and were wounded or a pow (not sure about just being in the war)you don't have to pay or low income,no vet can be turned down. a couple of years ago they started asking us to pay and they also turn it in to your insurance if you have any so they can help more people.I think your friend could get help. I have a friend who goes and gets operations at the Va hospital on his eyes. good luck to him he might be better off to cash in his investments and get cashiers checks or rent a security box at the bank it is sad but if you have any money at all you can't get help. I live in OH and here we have something called spin down thur the welfare its for people like your friend who have big hospital and dr. bill you pay so much it goes by your income and the rest is paid for by the welfare but he couldn't have any money, investments ect.
I am 63 myself with no insurance and need knee surgery and just going to have to wait till medi care kicks in, Linda
22|2|Everyone is a little bit right with what you're thinking, heres' how it usually works.......|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|23:19:40|08/01/2011|
I do this for a living. The system is not easy to figure out. Federal statutes are different from state, so let's start with federal
DEFINATELY bring him to the VA! You do not have to be in a war to get health only benefits. I will assume that he was honorable discharged. We will not confuse VA pension benefits with health only benefits. He can qualify for low or no cost health benefits including medication. He can even have surgery done at his VA hospital or if it is not local they can arrange transportation (reimbursement for travel can be arranged thru VA). Ask to do a "Means test", also with the income he has saved, you can inform them that he is planning on buying a mobile home. He would also want to put down his hospital bill owed on the paperwork.The VA should be a wonderful resource to him.
Next, we cannot confuse SSI, SSDI and regular SS. If he was on SSDI, he would qualify for medicare after two years. If he is on regular Social Security benefits that's a little different. If your interested I could look up the rules for you. You did not mention how much he makes in SS each month. (which brings me to state only benefits)
Now, let's discuss the money he has. Which brings me to Medicaid. Assets cannot be over 2k. However, your home and land are not included as an asset. If he were to immediately put that money into a home even if it is a mobile home, and went under 2k in cash (one car is not included either)he would meet the asset test. Medicaid has a 5year "look back" period so he cannot just give his money away. If he were to purchase a home, Medicaid goes back three months from date of application and if the hospital bill is within that time period they will pay it in full. Ok, this is where it gets a little tricky. Each state differs a bit so this is just an example. To qualify for Medicaid he would need to be low income. So here it is (money)-20.00. So, the SSI wage is $674.00 (money) and then they discount $20.00. So, low income is 694.00 a month. If say for instance he makes 900.00 a month, he could purchase Medicaid, it called an "INCURMENT" each month for $206.00 monthly. Now, that sounds like alot but Medicaid covers mostly everything, including medications, at free or very low cost copayment (as in $2, $4 medication copays). If he does this he may qualify for SLMB, QMB, SI1 programs thru the local assistance office.
If you want to email me you can. There are a whole host of programs available. And I almost forgot, his SS could be very little right now like 200.00 month. It's his assets that are keeping him from certain programs. Meaning, if he is making below the poverty guidelines in SS, once his assets are diminished, SS will step in and send him an SSI check to make up for the difference so that he atleast meets the low income guidelines. Once you receive $1 in SSI benefits, Medicaid follows.
Most hospitals have a "charity care" program. Now, I understand that the lady told him that he wouldn't qualify. I would ask for an appeal on her decision. This will give him an opportunity to express that his money is going to purchase a mobile home. Her decision is not the end all be all, they should have procedures in place for an appeal or at least I would hope so.
Good luck and I hope this helped and wasn't too confusing. I tried to simplify it. 23|3|and I forgot one more thing|kdrink|kdrink34@yahoo.com|23:39:48|08/01/2011|
if he didn't want to spend his money, there is such a thing as "trust", however it is a special type of trust that is set up through an attorney who specializes in Social Security. It is often expensive, but yet another tool he could utilize in order to get benefits.
And, let's say he decided to spend his money and purchase a mobile home, but had 5k left which is over assets for Medicaid. My suggestion (and don't laugh) Bring him immediately to the nearest funeral home and have him purchase a "burial trust". This is not counted as an asset. 24|3|Wow! TY for all the info--- he|salsafan|salsafan@sbcglobal.net|23:52:34|08/01/2011|
gets $800/mo in Soc Sec and his RX meds cost $700/mo