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Eliquis and AFIB

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@tyl411 how much do you pay in the US for your ELIQUIS? Thank you, Peggy.

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I am away from my spreadsheet for a few days, but I will get the info on Monday. We get Multaq as well, so it helps justify the $110/per month for the plan. My nerves are better off getting the meds here where I feel I might have some control over getting them to us. My Husband has had some health scares, and I just need to have some reliable assurance in the delivery process.

@peggyle
Sorry for the long answer. All of this was important to me, so perhaps I am overdoing the info:
From the Canadian pharmacy, I paid $274.11 for brand name Eliquis and $643.65 for brand name Multaq for 168 tablets. I add the Multaq so that it is a bit clearer as to why buying in the States is also a better bargain with the now new pricing here.
The yearly cost of the Eliquis and Multaq was $3671.04. Add shipping of $10 per order, and then $10 for tracking, at a cost of $80, that brings the yearly cost to $3751.04. Divide by 12 months equals a monthly cost of roughly $85 per month for Eliquis, and add the $80/yearly for shipping and tracking.
In the States, I pay $228.58 for 90 Eliquis brand tablets (22 more). We could extrapolate that out, but extrapolating it out doesn’t factor in the bargain here with the new pricing for Medicare participants. I have attached the pic from Optum Rx. It says that at this point we have paid all but $787.95 of the yearly cost of both the Eliquis and Multaq. So by my next order (3/4 of the year through), I will only pay $162.01 for both meds. The last quarter will be shipped without a bill.
There is a cap now on most Medicare meds of $2100 per year. For the last payment of $162.01, roughly 25% is for Eliquis. That is roughly $40. All totaled, roughly, that is $725 per year, and divided by 12 months, that is roughly $60 a month.
Forgive my math if I have it wrong, I have at least given the pricing structure, so I hope all of this helps in making a decision.