How Do I Get Generics OFF My Drug Plan?
This just in from a caring reader:
Hi, Karyn. It is J. Adams in Kentucky again….just read your article on “YOU HAD BETTER SHOP AROUND”. You are absolutely correct in that generics do not have to be charged against your $2,830 you get in drug benefits before you hit the “dreaded donut hole” in 2010. In fact, even though most pharmacies will ask for your medicare number, you must DECLINE this and end any possibility the pharmacy can charge your Part D plan. I use Krogers and get a 30 day supply of generics for $4 each. In the beginning they asked for my Medicare number and Social Security Number. I SIMPLY DECLINED AND TOLD THEM I’D BE PAYING FOR MY GENERICS MYSELF. No problem from them after that! I also told them they had no need for that information.
Please feel free to pass this tip onto your other people with these questions Please tell your people there are other ways they can verify who you are. Kroger uses my date of birth and the last 4 digits of my telephone number.
It works just fine!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT GREAT TIP, J. in Kentucky
