New Law Requiring Insurance To Fill Oxycodone Prescription (Page 2)

Does anyone know what's going on with this new law that says you have to use your insurance to fill your script of oxycodone? My insurance will not approve it and they are giving me a hard time saying the dr didn't send enough information over about why I need this medicine. I've been on this medicine for years and I have slipped discs, etc. but now I don't know what to do or how to get my med? Does anyone know what I can do to get them out of the pharmacy? I have Maryland state insurance as well as United Health Care.

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Which pharmacy as you going to? I have never heard of such a law stating you have to have insurance to fill prescriptions. Here in Tennessee they have a narcotic database that will show what you have filled regardless of whether you used insurance or not. And the pharmacy I go to has offered for me the pay cash when my insurance rejected a drug. I never did that because with my plan I can just ask the doctor to call the insurance and get an exception for the drug. I do know that CVS has some new weird really strict policies for their customers that I feel break doctor patient relationships and are intrusive. They want to know your condition and have rules of what you can take based on the answer and they are deciding how long patients can stay on their meds. I used to work for them but I am so glad I don't anymore. These rules break all the rules of pharmacists, and I didn't take an oath for that. So if you use CVS immediately find as new pharmacy to go to. I know I live in a different state but I feel like this is a pharmacy policy and not a law. Check around and look up this law yourself. I don't know if you have kroger grovery stores up there but they have been especially kind to me and I fill everything there. Kroger owns other stores in regions where an actual kroger is not available. City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs, Harris Teeter, Smith's Food and Drug, are all owned and operated by Kroger.

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Re: laney32 (# 9)

I hope you did not feel attacked not my intention. just text speak is very difficult lol I do some but whole posts small type hard as heck

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Re: Donna (# 19)

I hope everyone understood my post. What I was trying to say was, before this stupid opioid issue, doctors used to help their patience and prescribed what helped them. And yes, opioids is what helped me the most. I've had 2 back surgeries and the last one was a 2 level fusion with a rod and 6 screws. They explained to me why I hurt so much. Because I am so fused together, that are can not do anything, so therefore I am putting pressure on all other areas. The bulging discs I had removed my first surgery have come back. I have terrible arthritis in all my bones in my back, even now in knees, hands and feet. I have developed sciatic nerves and bursitis. Yes, I'm blessed, I'm not crippled, I can get out of bed and walk, but only with pain. I used to be an extremely hard worker and I've been on disability for 8 years. All I'm asking for is for my family physicians to not to do scared he will get in trouble and can prescribe to me what helps. Someone of us, HURT every day. I'd just like to try and enjoy the days I have left with my 16 year old daughter and my husband. Every since this whole thing came out with his epidemic, doctors are scared to death. I've been to so many over the past 11 years, there's not too many at I that I care for. I just need Someone to help me with my pain. And Yes, Opioids are the answer! MY BIG QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANYONE NEAR Hickory NC that knows a doctor that would actually help? Thanks for your input.

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Re: myst (# 22)

No not feeling attacked at all. You are absolutely right! I have a terrible habit of it and i should be mindful that not everyone will be able to understand it. So thank you myst, i hope i did better this post :)

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I have to have my dr send in to my insurance co why I need Morphine sulfate 30mg in order for insurance to pay for it. It is a pain in the neck that what they ask and if one thing isn't filled out they reject it I have had to call drs. office for them to send in back in with what they request and finally they approved it for 6 months in fact I will be due again in Jan for approval again its a pain in the neck but just keep making phone calls to insurance co and dr office

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Re: Duran Duran 4 life (# 4)

I agree ! There's a lot without insurance and pay cash plus computer has info weather you have insurance or not . I know In ga all computers are linked and as soon as they use your license or social security number it goes to all computers in state weather you have insurance or not . So it has to be the pharmacy being difficult like cvs or Walgreens . I don't use them since I heard all the horrid stories . I use locally owned and they treat people better from what I seen too ! I look for those chains to loose a lot of business by how they are acting .

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Re: laney32 (# 3)

Have you tried GoodRx? I have insurance and with the Insurance I have I can still get most of my meds cheaper through them. Check it out. Good luck.

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