A few weeks ago, one of our clients George, called us with a Medicare issue.
George was recently a diagnosis of Parkinson’s. Over a few weeks, he was taking test after test, which resulted in his doctor put him on more and more medications. As soon as he received the new medication, he and his wife would immediately go to the pharmacist to get it filled.
On one of their recent trips to the pharmacy to fill his new medication, he got another big shock. The cost of his new medication was nearly $3,000 per month! His Medicare Part D plan paid for some of it, but it was still going to cost a lot of money out-of-pocket.
George panicked because he knew that he needed the medication but wasn’t sure how he and his wife would afford it.
His doctor mentioned that the medication could be expensive, but not to the extent of what he saw.
He asked his pharmacist if there was any way to get the cost down, but the pharmacist didn’t have any ideas.
George was beside himself. He wanted to fill the medication since his doctor prescribed it, but the cost caused him hesitation.
That’s when George decided to contact us at the Medicare Coach. George had been a client for many years now, so he knew that we could help him out.
George filled us in on what was going on, and we got to work to see if there was any way to get the medication price down. A few hours later, after digging into his Medicare plan details, we found a way to reduce the cost of his new medication significantly.
What was originally going to cost him $3,000 a month, we got down to less than $500. We were able to help George because we knew how Medicare plans work and how to look for potential money savers.
Medicare is complicated, and while it would be ideal for doctors and pharmacists to know the ins and outs of the Medicare rules, that’s not realistic. That’s why people like George turn to the Medicare Coach to be their Medicare expert to help them save money and easily do what’s right.
When we told George that we were able to get the price down, he was so relieved. Up to this point, he’d received constant bad news about his health, medications, and other drastic changes to his life. So when we were able to help George, he was moved to tears.
George’s situation is why I love the Medicare Coach. With the Medicare Coach, we can help our clients not only ensure they make the right decision when they join Medicare, but we can also be there to help them when issues like this come up.
We’re here to help answer your questions. We’re here to make it easy, and that’s why I love our jobs so much.
