Here's a trick to save on the rising prices of drugs.

[SheilaT]

12. That's good to hear.

Me, I refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, but as I've indicated above, I don't have a personal problem with getting a good deal on meds.

Several years ago, while I was still working and had a very good health insurance policy I hasten to add, my one medication was ten bucks a month. Not bad at all. Then, I went on Medicare, and to my astonishment the copay dropped to four dollars per month. Nice, even though I could easily afford the ten dollars.

A couple of years later I'm on three meds, and as I said above, get a ninety day supply with no copay. Okay, so I take common generics. Even so, just about all medications should cost this much.

My younger brother had a kidney transplant nearly ten years ago, so needless to say he's on a bunch of medications. Oh, and he also has type 2 diabetes. Every year when he hits the donut hole, we, his siblings, send him money to cover that. Fortunately for everyone the donut hole is in the process of going away. But what a stupid idea in the first place.