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I am so disheartened to discover that my Medicare Plan D Rx insurance that carry the AARP logo and is provided by United Healthcare Insurance Co., (for which AARP receive a royalty payment from United
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at January 4, 2013 4:58 PM EST
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In Response to Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.: Unfortunately the promises of no increase are semantics not real! AARP's approval has little real meaning so you have to look at all the other options available at your location and compare them. Medicare.gov does have a service which allows you to list your medications and then get an estimate of the cost for each insurer to compare. Karl In Response to Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance. : Posted by krlklar when |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at January 4, 2013 5:03 PM EST
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When I compaired what the medicare site said to what an AARP rep said the drug cost were very different.The other companys prices matched very close. After talking to about 5 AARP reps I finallly got 3 To give me the same amounts. |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at January 20, 2013 5:09 PM EST
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In Response to Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.: I am so disheartened to discover that my Medicare Plan D Rx insurance that carry the AARP logo and is provided by United Healthcare Insurance Co., (for which AARP receive a royalty payment from United Health.), has a three star rating by Medicare. I expected better from a company that has AARP approval. A three star rating is average, and I don't think that is good enough to carry the AARP logo. My experience with United Health Rx plan is not a good one. As an example I will use their tier system. Tier 1 is where most affordable drugs are located, tier 5 being the most costly for consumers. I take an eyedrop for glaucoma that in 2010 was a tier one drug. In 2011 it was moved to tier 2. In 2012 it will be located on tier 3. The cost to me increasing with each step upward. I searched their newly issued Abridged Formulary and found 17 tier 1 drugs in 31 pages of listed drugs! Medicare informed members that there would be no drug coverage increases this year, yet United Health informed me my premium will increase by $5. per month in 2012. Also, I keep track of the benefit statements that I receive, and have noted that in the "what you paid" column the amounts are steadily increasing, and in the "paid by your provider" the amount is always $0.0. That is right: nothing! They just move my prescription to a highter tier that prevents them from paying while I pay co-pay as well as a monthly premium. Why? Can anyone tell me how to registera complaint with AARP, and request that they pull their logo from this not so beneficial to their members insurance provider? Posted by eMBe |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at January 20, 2013 6:19 PM EST
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In Response to Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.:
I just got the first blow from my decision to sign up for AARP's Medicare Rx Enhanced. Which the enhanced version is just a bigger scam. The first thing I did was take my prescription that I need every day, to my druggist, and still pay quite a bit, but it costs more by quite a sum. I was then dismayed to get mail yesterday from "Aarp Insurance" that my needed drug is NOT COVERED when in Dec. I went crazy trying to figure out how to sign up with them it clearly was covered. I did input all the drugs I know that I now need, including I just received. The best INS. that covered them all was the above plan. I ran this model with a Medicare Counselor, several times. Also it clearly stated prior approval not needed. A month later, they have trapped me for a year, I am paying them $100 a month and they notice I used my insurance, and thus sent me letter saying now they DO NOT cover this drug and I was being gifted with 31 day supply, 1x only. Also they wrote at the very least I would of had to have propr approval. So I am so angry. Life is ruthless and AArp is no different than any money hungry coorporation. But they have the largest possible demographic, the Baby Boomers. So they are laughing all the way to thier bank accounts and we are anxious and slowly realize that we have been duped. Question why have a Plan D? Would it not be cheaper to pay for generics and pay when possible for newer drugs? Now I (and all those others that have same plan) are also paying AARPS (who now make it clear that) that it is just a paid front for United Health Ins. Would it be cheaper to pay for GAP insurance (which I do) and pay Medicaid (which I do) and not pay for Plan D? |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at January 21, 2013 5:32 PM EST
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In Response to Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.: In Response to Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance. : when Posted by jim430945 Nearly 45 million Americans are uninsured. That is over 15 percent of the population. (Americans for Healthcare). 18.5% of Florida’s population, over 3 million people, is uninsured. (Research Institute on Social Economic Policy). Uninsured patients are at a risk of preventable illnesses. The state of Florida has found that uninsured children are more likely to miss school. (AMSA Feb 2008) 30.5% of individuals in families with income under $25,000 per year in the state of Florida are uninsured. ( Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy) 31.3% of Hispanics and 24.4% of African Americans in the state of Florida are uninsured. ( Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy) 31.3% of part-time workers in the state of Florida are uninsured. ( Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy)
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at January 31, 2013 4:11 PM EST
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I am just beginning AARP Medicare Rx Plan D. I understand all the gripes and problems posted above, but I am almost certain that AARP and United Healthcare are going to rate among the best you can find, unless you have lots of money to spend and then the service is most likely not going to be any better with another group. The state of Texas uses United Healthcare and AARP has a good name recognition and is respected by all classes of people, rich or poor. |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at February 6, 2013 11:17 AM EST
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at February 6, 2013 2:50 PM EST
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Since January 1st. I have been trying to get online pricimg from OptumRX. Despite repeted phone calls and online messaging on their website, There is still no information except incorrect pricing from a local pharmacy. All I get are excuses and meaningless excuses thet they are working on it. Recent phone calls to customer to get the copay and cost of a medication led to three different prices. This is totally unacceptable. this is the latest reply - Thank you for contacting www.OptumRx.com. We are aware that you are experiencing technical problems, and our technicians are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. The lack of service you received is unusual and not the standard of our company. We apologize for the inconvenience and we hope that you will give us another chance to serve you.
If you have any further questions, please reply to this message by clicking the Reply button above. On the basis that at this rate the problem will not be solved this year I have a question.My question- Is this a breach of Medicare rules and does it warrant a downgrade of the service such that I can change to a different Insurance? If not can someone at AARP take immediate action to get whoverver is responsible to get external IT experts to solve the problem? |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at February 26, 2013 8:31 AM EST
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In Response to Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.: I am so disheartened to discover that my Medicare Plan D Rx insurance that carry the AARP logo and is provided by United Healthcare Insurance Co., (for which AARP receive a royalty payment from United Health.), has a three star rating by Medicare. I expected better from a company that has AARP approval. A three star rating is average, and I don't think that is good enough to carry the AARP logo. My experience with United Health Rx plan is not a good one. As an example I will use their tier system. Tier 1 is where most affordable drugs are located, tier 5 being the most costly for consumers. I take an eyedrop for glaucoma that in 2010 was a tier one drug. In 2011 it was moved to tier 2. In 2012 it will be located on tier 3. The cost to me increasing with each step upward. I searched their newly issued Abridged Formulary and found 17 tier 1 drugs in 31 pages of listed drugs! Medicare informed members that there would be no drug coverage increases this year, yet United Health informed me my premium will increase by $5. per month in 2012. Also, I keep track of the benefit statements that I receive, and have noted that in the "what you paid" column the amounts are steadily increasing, and in the "paid by your provider" the amount is always $0.0. That is right: nothing! They just move my prescription to a highter tier that prevents them from paying while I pay co-pay as well as a monthly premium. Why? Can anyone tell me how to registera complaint with AARP, and request that they pull their logo from this not so beneficial to their members insurance provider? Posted by eMBe |
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Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.
posted at February 26, 2013 8:34 AM EST
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In Response to Re: Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance.: In Response to Dissappointed with AARP's Medicare Rx Plan D provided by United Healthcare Insurance. : Posted by blazingflower73 I use a generic form of pain releif med called Tramadol which costs $7.00 for 90 pills. My doctor kindly prescribed time released Tramadol and it now would cost me $95.00. The drug companies uses any edge to increase a price. This is totally unfair. Anyone know who I write to about this or who the manufacturer of generic Tramadol is.
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