Re: Formerly Formulary

[Barb_MSN <Barb_MSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Judy, et al...

I I've been the "resident" Person With Parkinson's in  Parents
Without Partners Chapter 35, in Los Angeles for years.

The first PWP membership was an involuntary membership tho!
<rueful grin>

Barb Mallut
barb_msn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: Judy George <judy_george@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: Formerly Formulary


>please explain PWP
>in australia it is 'parents without partners'
>pretty sure this isnt the meaningjudy
>>From: will kuipers <willak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
>><PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: Formerly Formulary
>>Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:11:29 -0400
>>
>>This is in response to the request by Art Hirsch about other's
>>experiences about reclassifying drugs.
>>
>>Art,
>>
>>A persuasive person from an HMO talked me into switching my
medical
>>insurance to that HMO. Upon studying their material and getting
other
>>advice I found out that some of my medicines were not listed and
could
>>not be obtained without appeal procedures with unspecified
duration and
>>uncertain outcome.
>>The lure of the low administrative cost, when medicines were
obtained
>>with them, quickly palled in the face of this uncertainty. I
don't know
>>how others think about this, but to me it is worth the $200
monthly cost
>>when you can count on getting the right thing.
>>Apparently all the agonists are in this non-formulary class.
>>In view of the general acceptance of these meds, the separate
>>classification of them by the managed care clubs, can only be to
try to
>>cut the cost.
>>
>>It goes without saying that I hurriedly switched back to my
expensive
>>but reliable insurance arrangement. Apparently HMO's are not
suitable
>>for PWP's.
>>I certainly hope that someone, not in a vulnerable position, can
make a
>>change
>>in HMO rules.
>>
>>Will Kuipers,  Dallas, Texas
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