MEDICARE PART B
i hope I'm doing this right it's been such a long time since I've posted. Anyway here I go regarding Medicare Part B. I recently started ordering my insulin from Prescription Solution because they accept Part B Medicare to pay for insulin because it's considered Durable Equipment when used with a pump. For those of us on Medicare know how fast insulin can eat up our allotment of Part D for prescriptions. I was wondering if anyone knew of other companies that accept Part B Medicare to pay for insulin.
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Comment by IL71 on February 4, 2012 at 6:57pm -
CCS Medical covered my insulin for a time, but recently stopped. I suspect they lost too much moeny on it.
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Comment by Betty J on February 5, 2012 at 3:39pm
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I use to get my insulin from CCS but as a prescription and not covered by Part B. But I wouldn't get anything from CCS unless my life depended on it. I haven't gotten any replies but yours I guess it's because not many of us make it this far as a Type 1.
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Comment by Ron on March 26, 2013 at 7:16am -
Libert Medical has also recently announced that they will no longer supply insulin covered by Medicare Part B. I've contacted several other pharmacies that a Medicare representative suggested with no success. I'm not sure what the next step should be.....any suggestions? As a last resort I may purchase the insulin from a local retail pharmacy and submit a claim to Medicare myself. Of course I won't be surprised if Medicare allows significantly less than 80% of the retail amount (which is why providers like Liberty and CCS have discontinued doing business at a loss).
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Comment by IL71 on March 26, 2013 at 10:13am
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If you have Pt D Prescription coverage, you can obtain insulin thru your MD prescription. It's a little over $50 a bottle for me w/ mail order.
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I've beem getting my insulin from OPTRUMRx and they take Part B of my Medicare. They use to be known as Prescription Solutions, they can be found at their website.
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Comment by Ron on March 27, 2013 at 8:07am
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Thank you Betty J. I called OptumRx today. Your information was totally correct.
Eventhough I have been using OptumRx for Part D pharmacuticles, I had forgotten that they offered Part B coverage for insulin used with a pump. They don't carry One Touch test strips and I now remember that was the reason I started with Liberty Medical. But finding the strips is not a problem.
I hope that OptumRx does not discontinue Part B coverage because of reimbursement by Medicare.
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You welcome Ron. That's what I like about Tu and other websites if in doubt I always consult with my cyber friends...take care.
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