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What do people pay for Abiraterone?
I'm taking abiraterone for my PC and initially with insurance I was getting it with prednisone mail order for around $250 a month. That was setup by my medical care team. I started searching around and found that I could get it locally at my local supermarket chain for around $75. I asked them if they could get it and they said sure. I then called my prescription insurance company and they gave me the price if I was buying it from them. That is a difference of close to $200 difference. That's a chunk of change for anybody.
I just wanted to pass this on to try to help others who might be paying too much.
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I pay $46 a month for both. I'm on medicare advantage plan.
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1 ReactionWe pay $4.50 a month for abiraterone - we are on Medicare Supplement F
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1 ReactionThanks for sharing your cost. I could be wrong, but I think on original Medicare the Plan D prescription plan and not the supplement plan governs the cost of pharmacy medicines (unless it's a medicine administered in a hospital or clinical type setting). But there are some exceptions so maybe I'm wrong. Best wishes.
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1 ReactionMy oncology group has its own pharmacy, so I’m not sure if that has any thing to do with it. We do have Plan D (plan F is part of the supplement). You are right.
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2 ReactionsI must have been dreaming when I wrote my comment - you are absolutely right.
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2 ReactionsGive yourself a break. We've all been there and done that 🙂 Best wishes.
Boy did I need that!
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Why would you pay someone more to cover your Part B deductible than it would cost to pay it yourself? If you don't go to a doctor except for annual physicals then you end up paying for a deductible that you don't use. I have plan N and so far I've not been billed for anything that Medicare and my supplement don't cover. Even at that, my premium is approaching $200 per month.
I wised up quickly when I started choosing supplement plans after getting burned a little in the beginning. Go to an independent agent and they can get you a list of lowest cost providers for various plans. Remember that ALL providers of say plan G have to offer the SAME coverage. The only variable is cost.
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