Thursday, May 14, 2009

Yippie - Copay change!

I had a nice surprise on Saturday (5/9) when I went and picked up my last 30-day Copaxone refill. The pharmacist scanned my Rx and told me my total was $30. With a quizzical tone I asked her "$30 is my total, that is it.. just $30?" because, if you remember, I had been paying $150 for a 30-day supply. She explained how so many people had complained to Catalyst, Beaumont's Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM), about the copay cost for the medications in the same tier as Copaxone that they changed the copay.

I was so thrilled that I was not the only one the complained.. and that our complaints had been heard and addressed. Not to say I don't appreciate the beneficial copay change, but I miss when I was able to get the 3 month supply for $50 before Beaumont changed insurance companies.