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Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Suggest An Alternative Medication For Novolog

MY HUSBAND IS JUST STARTING TO TAKE NOVOLOG MIX 70-30 FLEX PEN...... WE HAVE MEDICARE MEDIGOLD INSURANCE AND HAVE A YEARLY TOTAL OF 2900 DOLLARS ...... I CALLED THE INS. CO. AND THEY SAY OUR CO PAY IS 135.00 BUT THE INS. DOLLAR AMT. IS 1500 PER THREE MONTHS OF THIS MED.
WE WILL BE IN THE GAP IN NO TIME. HE DOES TAKE OTHER MEDS. AND THIS STUFF IS TOO EXPENSIVE.
MY QUES. IS WILL THE MANUFACTURER HELP US IN ANY WAY AFTER WE GO INTO THE GAP...... THEN WE HAVE TO PAY OUT 4500.00 MORE DOLLARS UNTIL WE ARE IN THE CATASTROFIC COVERAGE WHICH WILL PAY FOR MOST OF THE MED........ BUT IT USUALLY WONT HAPPEN UNTIL DEC. OF THE SAME YEAR........ WE ARE IN A PICKLE..... WE NEED SOMEONE TO HELP US..... WE DONT QUALIFY FOR MEDICADE.... WE'RE NOT POOR BUT THIS NOVOLOG IS GOING TO TAKE US TO THE POOR HOUSE.... WE ARE ON A FIXED INCOME...... BARB BUDREAU (THE DOCTOR SEEMS TO THINK THIS MED WILL HELP MY HUSBANDS SUGAR PROBLEM........ YYYY@YYYY 614-207-3230 my cell Barb
posted on Sat, 28 Feb 2015
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