No meds for this Schizophrenia patient.

[nckdl]

My brother has had a dx of Schizophrenia for about 20 years now and I'm just so sick of the government changing Medicare and Medicaid so much, I swear it's just to drive sane people insane! It all started 5 years ago when my father died, since my brother is on SSI he got an increase as a benificary from my father. Well the increase kicked him off of Medicaid, so he had to start paying 750.00 a month for Zyprexa. Finally we got him on a Medicare plan for him to pay only 15.00 a month. Flash to today...... He went to pick up his supply and he was told that he now has to pay 380.00 copay each year to receive his meds? Of course no one will talk to my mother or me due to HIPPA and he won't let us look at any Medicare books he may have received because he is paranoid. He only has 150.00 left after rent and groceries each month and we are hoping that the pharmacy will take payments because they have before. It's just crazy that they do this to people in need. Now he will literally be wild for a couple months until it's paid. Anybody have suggestions? Please don't suggest to try to have him declared incompetent or be his POA. Been there done that, judge denied it. I know stupid huh!

[litbitblack, ASN, RN]

Forward all these to obama so he can see how it really is

[travel50]

Forward all these to obama so he can see how it really is

I am so proud to have this man as our President, but he cannot possibly tend to everything. It simply is not humanly possible. I'm afraid people will expect the impossible from him. This sort of thing needs to be brought to the attention of our elected officials first. We can start there and go up. There are many ways we can help Obama, and trying to go up the chain of command is one way.

[herecomestrouble]

I run in to this problem fairly often when I go to pick up my meds.I have Medicare and special insurance,Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program,what SS doesn't cover the SPBP does.Sometimes when I go to pick up my meds I'm told I owe a couple hundred dollars.I go home call SPBP find out the pharmacy never bothered to charge them.One time I was told I owed $600,went back home,called,went back the next day and was told I owed $700.How that happened I don't know.Eventually they got it straightened out but I left knowing that in a few months I would go through the same thing all over again.It's so frustrating and when you know you need the meds you can't just tell them off and leave you have to dance to there little tune until you get what you need.

No I don't really have a point to this story or any answers for you,just wanted to let you know that there are others out there who go through the same thing.