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dixiegrrrrl

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25. .Your pharmacist would not be the first to use Obamacare as an excuse to raise prices

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 03:05 PM

Nov 2013

My Dr. clinic raised Office visits from 50.00 to 70 to 109 in 9 month cycle.
Obamacare, they said, which "made " them get a computerized system.

( the screw ups from them using a computer would fill a book)

Plus they changed labs, so the annual blood work is now 135.00 instead of 60.00.
I don't have to pay it all, thanks to Medicare B
but I do see the bills that Medicare paid.
The deductible is easier to meet now, tho.

People are starting to realize the new law is a boon to insurance compnies.

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Talked to my Pharmacist today about drug company pricing. [View all] Savannahmann Nov 2013 OP

The ACA is killing them? How about the greedy drug companies who JaneyVee Nov 2013 #1

I did not say I agreed Savannahmann Nov 2013 #4

Small pharmacies yeoman6987 Nov 2013 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #38

The ACA should have included price controls for prescriptions, even setting prices in many cases... Humanist_Activist Nov 2013 #2

The ACA (according to the same pharmacist) Savannahmann Nov 2013 #5

Negotated group prices have always varied widely, I don't know how... Humanist_Activist Nov 2013 #13

Funny, because all my Rx's Control-Z Nov 2013 #3

Is that the price negotiated by your group plan, or the (uninsured)market price? Humanist_Activist Nov 2013 #7

Our plan covers prescriptions Savannahmann Nov 2013 #9

Weird Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #6

You may not see these price increases, only the pharmacy and your plan might see them... Humanist_Activist Nov 2013 #12

I check the retail price Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #15

So smart of you. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #24

I am also fortunate in that my sister is VERY Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #36

She would have helpful info, I do think. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #40

I'd sure like to see some corroboration of 400% increases. Hoyt Nov 2013 #8

I did a quick search, and found numerous stories from 2010 and 2009 Savannahmann Nov 2013 #10

Your pharmacist would not be the first to use Obamacare as an excuse to raise prices or gripe. Hoyt Nov 2013 #18

.Your pharmacist would not be the first to use Obamacare as an excuse to raise prices dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #25

Pedantic math nitpicking Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #17

OK, you got me. Well unless the pharmacist meant prices are 400% of base period. Hoyt Nov 2013 #21

I agree Kelvin Mace Nov 2013 #34

look at that! dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #30

Perhaps explains the sudden push to get Skidmore Nov 2013 #11

I will say that I started buying insulin for my mom gvstn Nov 2013 #14

So you are telling us that this only applies to increases.. busterbrown Nov 2013 #16

Perhaps. But his emotion was genuine. Savannahmann Nov 2013 #19

Yea, its tough all over. busterbrown Nov 2013 #23

I don't know about this story. I deal closely with several high dollar biotech drugs and pricing has TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #20

Local pharmacist can't negotiate prices like CVS, Walgreen's, Rite-Aid, Walmart, Target, supermarket FarCenter Nov 2013 #22

Walgreens moved into town and immediately bought out our local pharmacy. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #32

maybe there's more to the Obama & pharma negotiations that did/didn't/did/didn't happen alc Nov 2013 #26

Personally libodem Nov 2013 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #35

welcome to du gopiscrap Nov 2013 #37

Top-notch FUD Mann-y! nt tridim Nov 2013 #29

If they keep this up, we will have to nationalize them all. Laelth Nov 2013 #31

Never heard of an inventory loan, this feller, eh? jberryhill Nov 2013 #33

One of my prescriptions... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #39

I knew it Rx is a scam CFLDem Nov 2013 #41