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Wicked Blue

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13. My insurer Cigna now refuses to pay for albuterol inhalers

Thu Mar 7, 2024, 04:07 PM

Mar 2024

which I carry in case of sudden breathing problems.

They always paid for these in previous years.

I also used the Advair inhalers, but Cigna now only covers the generic ones.

What on earth do insurance companies expect people with asthma to do, just choke to death?

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This is big news--but it didn't just happen by chance. [View all] bigtree Mar 2024 OP

That is a really big deal PatSeg Mar 2024 #1

my insurance doesn't even cover Symbicort as of this year bigtree Mar 2024 #3

Have you tried Costco mailorder? Ms. Toad Mar 2024 #9

But does your mail show up regularly??? TNNurse Mar 2024 #37

Ours does. Ms. Toad Mar 2024 #38

The problem is not the company but the corruption of the USPS. TNNurse Mar 2024 #41

We have regular mail delivery Ms. Toad Mar 2024 #44

Where I live in East TN, mail delivery has been erratic for months. The GOP is to blame. TNNurse Mar 2024 #45

Also check if you can get 340B drugs. I save 70-90% using this federal program erronis Mar 2024 #12

I have purchased the really expensive ones PatSeg Mar 2024 #17

I just saw my asthma doctor yesterday and we were exploring prices! colorado_ufo Mar 2024 #55

That's really is a big f***ing deal!.............................. Lovie777 Mar 2024 #2

Why didn't any Republican's think to do this? Omnipresent Mar 2024 #4

It's part of their GOPeeDon'tCare healthcare plan..... lastlib Mar 2024 #14

The Republican Health Plan: LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2024 #31

It would cut into.... SergeStorms Mar 2024 #16

And regular people STILL vote for them! PatSeg Mar 2024 #19

Somehow Republicans get a pass for doing nothing. Omnipresent Mar 2024 #22

It truly is mindboggling PatSeg Mar 2024 #26

The Republican bootstrap inhaler plan markodochartaigh Mar 2024 #25

good. like to see this applied to other way over priced meds. AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #5

And markodochartaigh Mar 2024 #27

WOW! This is wonderful news! dmr Mar 2024 #6

It's criminal imo. ShazzieB Mar 2024 #21

Agreed. TOTALLY agreed. calimary Mar 2024 #29

Almost 15 years ago BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #7

We aren't subsidizing the rest of the world. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #51

The rest of the world BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #53

Thanks for the post! BittyJenkins Mar 2024 #8

Gimme some more of that democratic-socialism! jaxexpat Mar 2024 #10

Right? ShazzieB Mar 2024 #23

Another Investigation Is Needed ProfessorGAC Mar 2024 #11

Excellent suggestion! ShazzieB Mar 2024 #24

I Testified As An Expert Witness... ProfessorGAC Mar 2024 #33

My insurer Cigna now refuses to pay for albuterol inhalers Wicked Blue Mar 2024 #13

More good news that the M$M will probably ignore...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2024 #15

I have been buying my asthma drugs from a Canadian pharmacy for the last 15 years. flashman13 Mar 2024 #18

BTW, you do have to have a doctor's prescription. flashman13 Mar 2024 #20

Great success. We need to keep pressing for this kind of change across the board. Martin68 Mar 2024 #28

I remember when it was still possible to buy an albuterol inhaler over the counter. Aristus Mar 2024 #30

I had to wheeze into an inhaler in Boston, the city is massively polluted Warpy Mar 2024 #32

I have Trilegy. It costs $10 a day, and that's the Medicare co-pay. JohnnyRingo Mar 2024 #34

This happened during a Democratic president's tenure. IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN GOP TENURE. AND WOULD..... usaf-vet Mar 2024 #35

Insulin and inhalers VGNonly Mar 2024 #36

Seems to me that these companies are all but admitting that they are overcharging by a lot. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2024 #39

Getting rid of the shareholder primacy I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2024 #46

Yep! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Mar 2024 #48

There is no law limiting this shitty behavior. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #52

The magic hand of the (monopolized) market didn't do it, Democrats did. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #40

from $525 to $35 a month for most patients. malaise Mar 2024 #42

Absolutely wonderful! stage left Mar 2024 #43

Thank you, Mr. Sanders. I loves me some Bernie Sanders! I will always love me some Bernie Sanders AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 #47

Diabetes....Great news! This is what it has cost! Just this month! CarolinaNC Mar 2024 #49

and still waiting on inhaler??? Insurance Co ignoring that prescription??????????? CarolinaNC Mar 2024 #50

Makes me a bit teary eyed. My mom was a severe asthmatic. Inhaiers were Essential... electric_blue68 Mar 2024 #54

That "$35" insulin confuses me. malthaussen Mar 2024 #56