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I'm now officially a "dead man walking" thanks to LLNS.
I'm retired and have serious health issues. Recently I got a call from my pharmacy. My prescription refills were rejected by my health insurance. The reason was a new contract recently signed by LLNS with the insurer requiring all long-term prescriptions be filled by mail.
There are significant doubts about these mail-order pharmacy's ability to safeguard medical history, whether they will try to distribute substandard medicines, or even if the medicine will arrive in a timely fashion thanks to often inept Postal Service.
Some may think mail-delivery pharmacies are fine. But the choice of whether to use them or not is gone now.
When the other prescriptions run out I WILL NOT switch to mail-order. That will kill me eventually and the blood will be on George Miller's hands. See you in hell you blank!
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Hey poster:
Out of compassion, I published your post. I used the word blank instead of your expletive.
REMEMBER THE BLOG RULES!
"When the other prescriptions run out I WILL NOT switch to mail-order. That will kill me eventually and the blood will be on George Miller's hands. See you in hell you blank!"
Oh, come on now. Do you really think Georgie cares about your health? He probably sees you as nothing more than a burden on his lab budget.
i think the poster is wrong. I have been receiving my prescriptions by mail for years and I have never had a problem.
I use mail order all the time for my meds. I use Medco. I haven't had any issues, everything arrives on time and the meds are actually less expensive than the local pharmacies as they are not generic.
I don't really understand your problem here.
Dude, shift to mail-order then. Why are you putting your health at risk to take a stand against mail-order refills because of privacy and timeliness concerns? I've been using mail-order for years without a single problem. Get a clue, buddy. This is a no-brainer.
I agree with you. We live 10 miles in the country and have a mail box on the side of the road down a lane from our actual house. The post office regularally gives our mail to someone with the same house number on an entirely different raod and visa versa. I would NEVER have an prescription mailed to me in the US Mail.
So I got my nextRx envelope in the mail. Is this thing for real? It doesn't look very official. In fact there is only one mention of LLNL in whole letter. How do I know this is not a scam. Was this mentioned anywhere in NewsLine? When I go to the site, I get certificate warnings.
Well done LLNS.
Are you telling me that LLNS will no longer let me call in my drugs to my local pharmacy after going to acute care, but I will now have to have all my drugs filled by mail order. When did this come about and how were you notified?
For years I resisted prescriptions by mail. However, I've found they are less expensive, I receive 3 months at a time, I'm able to order well in advance, and my order always arrives quickly. I understand that no one likes being forced to change. It's a choice. I choose to stay healthy.
Get a grip, dude. Your health is way more important than LLNS and your threatened suicide only discredits you.
I've been using mail order for years now. No problems what so ever. If you simply stop taking your medicine because your mad at LLNS, then you have some serious issues. BTW, since LLNS is now self insured, they get billed for everything - haven't you noticed that you get a copy of what they paid to your pharmacy and Doctors office? There's even a diagnostic and treatment code on the bill - that bothers me more than the mail going to the wrong address.
Due to employee concerns, the Anthem Blue Cross mandatory mail order program for maintenance medications through NextRx will be suspended until 2010 to give employees more time to plan. This "mandatory" program was the subject of a letter recently mailed to affected Lab employees by Anthem Blue Cross.
Employees who are currently enrolled in the NextRx mail order program can continue to use it, taking advantage of lower co-pays.
Anthem Blue Cross will mail a revised communication with more details regarding the mandatory mail order program. Look for updates in future issues of NewsOnLine. If you are not currently a registered user of NextRx mail order, you may log into it on the Web and complete the registration process online.
To view a list of common maintenance medications that are a part of this program, refer to the Anthem Blue Cross flier.
Questions regarding this program should be directed to Anthem Blue Cross at 1-877-359-9654.
Dear Drama Queen,
You have health insurance!
You have medicines to treat you ailments!
Stop acting like a spoiled child and appreciate the blessings that this country and your employer provide.
Crying-out-loud!!
The accusation of drama queen is uncalled for. While clearly upset, the original poster has some good points that don't deserve name-calling in return.
Clearly he or she feels strongly about access to a pharmacist. While mail-vendors may provide medicine at lower costs it is also true you are not getting the other services a licensed pharmacist can offer. Perhaps that is the true reason for being so upset. It's a reduction in service.
The idea that a purchasing agent at LLNS is writing health-care policy is unsettling. Even more so is the news that private medical information is now passing through Lab hands.
I don't have all the facts about the original poster's situation. So while not fully agreeing with the outlook am going to cut a little slack to the person.
Count your blessings,
"You're lucky you still have your brown paper bag, small change"
Nick Danger 19??
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