Go to the ER, claim indigentcy, get inhaler. Worked when my mom needed meds and she didn't have money for the refill. You'll get a bill later but you don't have to pay it.
I need an asthma inhaler and the doc can't see me until the 15th
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Wow this is some crazy advise on here.
The OP doesn't have CVS Redi-Clinic or other walk in clinics?
They are in every grocery store here also.
Walk in pay 70 bucks if you have no insurance, and have them write you a 4 dollar generic prescription.
Don't go to the ER. I work in one, and people get stabilized, then they get sent to primary care for non emergenies.
The OP doesn't have CVS Redi-Clinic or other walk in clinics?
They are in every grocery store here also.
Walk in pay 70 bucks if you have no insurance, and have them write you a 4 dollar generic prescription.
Don't go to the ER. I work in one, and people get stabilized, then they get sent to primary care for non emergenies.
Originally Posted by Al
You wind in the craziest self made problems MOM..go to a quik-med place. Walk in walk out scheesch.
^^^ this.
c'mon, m.o.m.. you have better problem solving skills than this thread would indicate. several have made comments about this, in different words
.just go to a walk in clinic, and get a script, for something that you NEED. done. this should not be a big decision.as well, start going to your doctor again, so that this situation does not happen, again. get refills on your script.
dallas's post is very good. "I guess you wake up in a new world every morning." that should be a sig line.
have a good day, and keep your entertaining threads coming.
You wind in the craziest self made problems MOM..go to a quik-med place. Walk in walk out scheesch.
^^^ this.
c'mon, m.o.m.. you have better problem solving skills than this thread would indicate. several have made comments about this, in different words
.just go to a walk in clinic, and get a script, for something that you NEED. done. this should not be a big decision.as well, start going to your doctor again, so that this situation does not happen, again. get refills on your script.
dallas's post is very good. "I guess you wake up in a new world every morning." that should be a sig line.
have a good day, and keep your entertaining threads coming.
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I have HMO insurance blue cross blue shield $600 deductible for the er. I also had to pick a primary PCP in order for them to cover it so if I go to another doctor that isn't the one I picked they don't cover it.
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Am I wrong or can I still walk into an urgent care and have them cover it under the $40 co pay.
I can simply call my Doctor's office and talk to someone. They will send the refill prescription to the pharmacy.
No need for an office visit for something this simple.
If you can't do this, go to a Doc-In-the-Box as others have suggested.
No need for an office visit for something this simple.
If you can't do this, go to a Doc-In-the-Box as others have suggested.
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That's what I'll do if the inhaler runs out. There isn't much left but it's still working so far. I just do one pump per day at night time and that's enough. Until then no sense spending 100 bucks at the urgent care if I don't need too yet.
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Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
I can simply call my Doctor's office and talk to someone. They will send the refill prescription to the pharmacy.
No need for an office visit for something this simple.
If you can't do this, go to a Doc-In-the-Box as others have suggested.
The last doctor I had wouldn't refill it until I came in for a physical. What an annual physical and needing an asthma inhaler have to do with one another is beyond me. Hence why I switched to a competent doctor that I went to a while back. He's still trying to look for a hernia 1.5 years later. No thanks I'll go somewhere else and let them check.
I can simply call my Doctor's office and talk to someone. They will send the refill prescription to the pharmacy.
No need for an office visit for something this simple.
If you can't do this, go to a Doc-In-the-Box as others have suggested.
The last doctor I had wouldn't refill it until I came in for a physical. What an annual physical and needing an asthma inhaler have to do with one another is beyond me. Hence why I switched to a competent doctor that I went to a while back. He's still trying to look for a hernia 1.5 years later. No thanks I'll go somewhere else and let them check.
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Originally Posted by motor_oil_madman
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
I can simply call my Doctor's office and talk to someone. They will send the refill prescription to the pharmacy.
No need for an office visit for something this simple.
If you can't do this, go to a Doc-In-the-Box as others have suggested.
The last doctor I had wouldn't refill it until I came in for a physical. What an annual physical and needing an asthma inhaler have to do with one another is beyond me. Hence why I switched to a competent doctor that I went to a while back. He's still trying to look for a hernia 1.5 years later. No thanks I'll go somewhere else and let them check.
Some crazy responses in this thread. It's pretty standard for doctors not to refill prescriptions if they haven't seen you in a year.
Also those urgent care places can be tricky, same as going to the ER in some cases, you just don't know what the bill will be til you get it. Some are affiliated with hospitals so even though it says urgent care, they bill like they're the ER and you get a surprise bill a few months later. Sometimes you can either beg the pharmacy or the doctor to help you out. Some large doctor practices have nurses and sometimes you can get in quicker to see one that can write prescriptions or they have after hours coverage and you can still get in quickly to see a different doctor in the same practice.
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
I can simply call my Doctor's office and talk to someone. They will send the refill prescription to the pharmacy.
No need for an office visit for something this simple.
If you can't do this, go to a Doc-In-the-Box as others have suggested.
The last doctor I had wouldn't refill it until I came in for a physical. What an annual physical and needing an asthma inhaler have to do with one another is beyond me. Hence why I switched to a competent doctor that I went to a while back. He's still trying to look for a hernia 1.5 years later. No thanks I'll go somewhere else and let them check.
Some crazy responses in this thread. It's pretty standard for doctors not to refill prescriptions if they haven't seen you in a year.
Also those urgent care places can be tricky, same as going to the ER in some cases, you just don't know what the bill will be til you get it. Some are affiliated with hospitals so even though it says urgent care, they bill like they're the ER and you get a surprise bill a few months later. Sometimes you can either beg the pharmacy or the doctor to help you out. Some large doctor practices have nurses and sometimes you can get in quicker to see one that can write prescriptions or they have after hours coverage and you can still get in quickly to see a different doctor in the same practice.
A prescription lasts for one year. That would mean you've had this inhaler for 6 years. It has to be well beyond expiration and the potency degraded, not to mention dirty.
The doctor is right to not refill this right away. If you had been seeing your doctor regularly he or she would have issued one refill with a request for a visit before any more refills to be granted.
The doctor is right to not refill this right away. If you had been seeing your doctor regularly he or she would have issued one refill with a request for a visit before any more refills to be granted.
Originally Posted by Dallas69
What I find silly is you have medicine that you know you need but see a doc every decade or so.
I guess you wake up in a new world every morning.
I occasionally have asthma, I haven't seen a doctor in 30 years. Yet I still am able to buy asthma meds otc.
Asthma like type 2 diabetes is very possible to manage without doctor assistance if you monitor your numbers and eat correctly and know your triggers.
My experience with the doctor is that I see him less than 5 minutes, says yep gets $90 and I'm on my way.
I doubt I'm the only one who has had that experience.
What I find silly is you have medicine that you know you need but see a doc every decade or so.
I guess you wake up in a new world every morning.
I occasionally have asthma, I haven't seen a doctor in 30 years. Yet I still am able to buy asthma meds otc.
Asthma like type 2 diabetes is very possible to manage without doctor assistance if you monitor your numbers and eat correctly and know your triggers.
My experience with the doctor is that I see him less than 5 minutes, says yep gets $90 and I'm on my way.
I doubt I'm the only one who has had that experience.
Originally Posted by PimTac
A prescription lasts for one year. That would mean you've had this inhaler for 6 years. It has to be well beyond expiration and the potency degraded, not to mention dirty.
The doctor is right to not refill this right away. If you had been seeing your doctor regularly he or she would have issued one refill with a request for a visit before any more refills to be granted.
Did you actually read the thread? He switched doctors. You only go to the one that the HMO has you on as the primary care doctor so he can't go back to his old one, usually takes a few days for the HMO to update.
As for the OP, yes, it can sometimes take a while to see the doctor. I sprained my ankle once and tried to see the doctor as I could barely walk, I was told it was about 3 weeks and I was a regular patient. I ended up seeing another doctor in the same practice the next day.
A prescription lasts for one year. That would mean you've had this inhaler for 6 years. It has to be well beyond expiration and the potency degraded, not to mention dirty.
The doctor is right to not refill this right away. If you had been seeing your doctor regularly he or she would have issued one refill with a request for a visit before any more refills to be granted.
Did you actually read the thread? He switched doctors. You only go to the one that the HMO has you on as the primary care doctor so he can't go back to his old one, usually takes a few days for the HMO to update.
As for the OP, yes, it can sometimes take a while to see the doctor. I sprained my ankle once and tried to see the doctor as I could barely walk, I was told it was about 3 weeks and I was a regular patient. I ended up seeing another doctor in the same practice the next day.
Call the number on the back of your insurance card and tell them you want to know the name of an urgent care that they will cover.
Then go from there. Probably 40-70 bucks plus the 4 dollar prescription.
Also I would advise taking care of yourself better, and having a relationship with a doctor on an annual basis so that the next time you need something, they will write it over the phone for you.
Then go from there. Probably 40-70 bucks plus the 4 dollar prescription.
Also I would advise taking care of yourself better, and having a relationship with a doctor on an annual basis so that the next time you need something, they will write it over the phone for you.
Originally Posted by motor_oil_madman
Am I wrong or can I still walk into an urgent care and have them cover it under the $40 co pay.
No one here, I'll repeat, no one here can answer that question. Even if you told us who your insurance company is, every plan has different co-pays (many don't realize this, but your employer picks these amounts). Yes, there are "standard" co-pays that Anthem (I think that's who you said you have) suggests employers pick from but we don't know which they picked.
As someone posted, call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask them. They are the only people who can answer accurately.
Sorry to be blunt on this, but it's completely ridiculous that you haven't resolved this yet. Quit asking for medical / insurance advice on the freakin' internet !!
Am I wrong or can I still walk into an urgent care and have them cover it under the $40 co pay.
No one here, I'll repeat, no one here can answer that question. Even if you told us who your insurance company is, every plan has different co-pays (many don't realize this, but your employer picks these amounts). Yes, there are "standard" co-pays that Anthem (I think that's who you said you have) suggests employers pick from but we don't know which they picked.
As someone posted, call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask them. They are the only people who can answer accurately.
Sorry to be blunt on this, but it's completely ridiculous that you haven't resolved this yet. Quit asking for medical / insurance advice on the freakin' internet !!
Originally Posted by yeti
Originally Posted by Al
You wind in the craziest self made problems MOM..go to a quik-med place. Walk in walk out scheesch.
^^^ this.
c'mon, m.o.m.. you have better problem solving skills than this thread would indicate. several have made comments about this, in different words
.just go to a walk in clinic, and get a script, for something that you NEED. done. this should not be a big decision.as well, start going to your doctor again, so that this situation does not happen, again. get refills on your script.
dallas's post is very good. "I guess you wake up in a new world every morning." that should be a sig line.
have a good day, and keep your entertaining threads coming.
Yeti: every post MOM makes I feel like I just witnessed a car crash. You just can't help but read it and then realize that you won't ever get those minutes back
Originally Posted by Al
You wind in the craziest self made problems MOM..go to a quik-med place. Walk in walk out scheesch.
^^^ this.
c'mon, m.o.m.. you have better problem solving skills than this thread would indicate. several have made comments about this, in different words
.just go to a walk in clinic, and get a script, for something that you NEED. done. this should not be a big decision.as well, start going to your doctor again, so that this situation does not happen, again. get refills on your script.
dallas's post is very good. "I guess you wake up in a new world every morning." that should be a sig line.
have a good day, and keep your entertaining threads coming.
Yeti: every post MOM makes I feel like I just witnessed a car crash. You just can't help but read it and then realize that you won't ever get those minutes back
Originally Posted by 53' Stude
Originally Posted by yeti
Originally Posted by Al
You wind in the craziest self made problems MOM..go to a quik-med place. Walk in walk out scheesch.
^^^ this.
c'mon, m.o.m.. you have better problem solving skills than this thread would indicate. several have made comments about this, in different words
.just go to a walk in clinic, and get a script, for something that you NEED. done. this should not be a big decision.as well, start going to your doctor again, so that this situation does not happen, again. get refills on your script.
dallas's post is very good. "I guess you wake up in a new world every morning." that should be a sig line.
have a good day, and keep your entertaining threads coming.
Yeti: every post MOM makes I feel like I just witnessed a car crash. You just can't help but read it and then realize that you won't ever get those minutes back
Yeah, every time I see his name, I always think of that quote from John Dryden, "There is a pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know".
Originally Posted by yeti
Originally Posted by Al
You wind in the craziest self made problems MOM..go to a quik-med place. Walk in walk out scheesch.
^^^ this.
c'mon, m.o.m.. you have better problem solving skills than this thread would indicate. several have made comments about this, in different words
.just go to a walk in clinic, and get a script, for something that you NEED. done. this should not be a big decision.as well, start going to your doctor again, so that this situation does not happen, again. get refills on your script.
dallas's post is very good. "I guess you wake up in a new world every morning." that should be a sig line.
have a good day, and keep your entertaining threads coming.
Yeti: every post MOM makes I feel like I just witnessed a car crash. You just can't help but read it and then realize that you won't ever get those minutes back
Yeah, every time I see his name, I always think of that quote from John Dryden, "There is a pleasure sure in being mad which none but madmen know".
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
Originally Posted by Dallas69
What I find silly is you have medicine that you know you need but see a doc every decade or so.
I guess you wake up in a new world every morning.
I occasionally have asthma, I haven't seen a doctor in 30 years. Yet I still am able to buy asthma meds otc.
Asthma like type 2 diabetes is very possible to manage without doctor assistance if you monitor your numbers and eat correctly and know your triggers.
My experience with the doctor is that I see him less than 5 minutes, says yep gets $90 and I'm on my way.
I doubt I'm the only one who has had that experience.
That worked for me until about the time I turned 45. Then, my asthma got worse. When I went to the Dr, he scolded me. My spirometry numbers were not good, but if you've had asthma you're whole life like me, you don't know what normal is. Without daily treatment, my FEV1 is about 75% of normal for someone my age, height, weight, race, and sex.
Originally Posted by Dallas69
What I find silly is you have medicine that you know you need but see a doc every decade or so.
I guess you wake up in a new world every morning.
I occasionally have asthma, I haven't seen a doctor in 30 years. Yet I still am able to buy asthma meds otc.
Asthma like type 2 diabetes is very possible to manage without doctor assistance if you monitor your numbers and eat correctly and know your triggers.
My experience with the doctor is that I see him less than 5 minutes, says yep gets $90 and I'm on my way.
I doubt I'm the only one who has had that experience.
That worked for me until about the time I turned 45. Then, my asthma got worse. When I went to the Dr, he scolded me. My spirometry numbers were not good, but if you've had asthma you're whole life like me, you don't know what normal is. Without daily treatment, my FEV1 is about 75% of normal for someone my age, height, weight, race, and sex.
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