Rite Aid is a well-known pharmacy chain that accepts most major insurance plans, including Tricare, Elixir Insurance, Express Scripts, Caremark, OptumRx, Medimpact, Cigna, Humana, Medicaid, Medicare Parts B and D, and more. It offers easy transfer of prescriptions online or by talking to a Rite pharmacist. To save money on prescriptions, you can fill prescriptions from Participating and Non-Participating providers at a Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, where you’ll usually be located. Costco Pharmacy, a membership-based pharmacy, allows you to choose from an extensive network of preferred, in-network primary or specialty care providers, including the exclusive medical group at Kaiser.
If you’re not near a Kaiser Permanente facility, you can get your initial prescription filled at one of their network pharmacies like Rite Aid or Walgreens (usually at a higher copay). You can get any drugs covered by Kaiser Permanente at one of these pharmacies. You can also get outpatient drugs covered by Medi-Cal at any Medi-Cal Rx Pharmacy.
Kaiser Permanente Insurance Company contracts with MedImpact to fill your outpatient prescription drugs at retail pharmacies across the country. All pharmacies, except the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Santa Paula, fill only new prescriptions. You will have access to Walgreens and Rite Aid for one-time fills at a slightly higher copay. You can also use Kaiser Permanente’s mail order pharmacy and get a prescription.
In summary, Rite Aid is a trusted pharmacy chain that accepts most major insurance plans and offers various options for members to save money on prescriptions.
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I have humana gold a supplement to medicate, it pretty much covers everything, co pays 5 to general practitioner 25 for specialist, 50 x rays, 150 for MRIs plus we get most of our money back each month from payment for medicare. Medicare ain’t what it used to be, it’s been hacked away! Its time to pick plans but, we are staying with Humana, they give you a flex card of 750.00 to us towards co pays,and eyes glasses, dental, we get 2000, 00 towards them to begin with.
I pay $174 monthly for Medicare B and then $180 for a supplement to cover the 20% B doesn’t cover plus I pay the deductible for part B then I pay for pharmacuticle coverage which is another $41. No coverage for eyes, hearing or dental. I am on SS with a small $340 retirement income. That’s it. So I have a head time voting for anyone that wants to reduce the monthly SS income right now. If I went on an Advantage program, I would have to pay more for my cancer treatmenrs if I could pay more at all. Look what the costs of cancer treatments are today!! Not a good pisition to be in, espically in the “Golden” years. BUT COME ON IN TO THE USA IMMIGRANTS, THERE IS PLENTY OF MONEY FOR YOU!!!!!!!
Ms. Abt is very vague about alternative help. She shouldn’t be. I know her primary motivation is to sell insurance but when you cannot that afford insurance — you cannot afford that insurance. Period. What part of “cannot afford” is unclear to some people? So she glosses over at least one very helpful alternative for those of us who are on the low end of the income spectrum. In my state at least (NJ), there is a state funded program called A.B.D. It is for the Aged, Blind and Disabled and, if you qualify (by income as well as being one of the three) then they will cover your supplemental insurance which includes all the things that are not covered by Medicare & Medicaid. I only learned of it when I was in very dire need and called Medicare– THEY told me about it. Thank God. I wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t. But it’s not well known and it should be. It is intended for anyone who cannot afford either supplemental insurance or 20% deductibles. Look into it. I approved and since then I have not had to pay a penny for any medical expenses. In other states it may have a different name. The key is to either call your state social services or look it up online under searches such as “state supplemental health insurance for the elderly” or various other phrases. Avoid any results that are ads. Look for URLs (links) that end with the “.gov” suffix. That suffix is only given out to government sites. You might also try calling Medicare and asking them about state help for your state. They don’t always know (my luck was in speaking to a better than average CS person that day) but they might.
I just want my teeth cleaned (willing to pay out of pocket), but dental offices know that they can get much more directly from a cash-paying Medicare patient than a stand alone dental plan. Many offices will not allow you to come in and pay for a basic cleaning without you agreeing to full-on dental xrays (not just bite wings) and a separate dental “exam” fee. I’m afraid that my beautiful teeth are not going to be beautiful for much longer. Anyone have a basic dental plan that is reasonable and covers cleanings without cleaning out the bank?
Other other than not covering a full physical exam annually, no one should be surprised by these terms. Health insurance doesn’t cover dental health insurance doesn’t cover eye exams, so why would you expect Medicare to cover this?? You hang onto your dental insurance and you’re good to go. As far as eye exams go, that’s a joke! I wear glasses and I never get insurance because it’s a joke. Even under the federal system I was paying $34 a month for insurance when an eye exam will cost me $99 and good glass at Costco with good lenses no more than $250 to 350-$400, why pay for insurance?? And when it comes to long-term care, that’s a given that it’s not covered by Medicare. Would health insurance cover nursing home care?? Absolutely not. Long-term care is a reality. Every American has to set aside monies for. Planning assumptions are you sell your house or your condo, and use that equity to pay for long-term nursing care for several months or years until you pass away.
I had MassHealth with no monthly payment and it covered everything with a co-payment. Then I was forced to get Medicare which doesn’t cover much. There should be a way for those of us who can get healthcare through our state that we can keep that is better than Medicare. We shouldn’t be forced to pay for something that isn’t good, especially those of us you don’t make much on SS.
Annual exam is a time to bring up w the Dr any concerns and questions you might have about your health, and set up any periodic testing. You might have a skin issue, high blood pressure, or any other changes in how you feel. I make a list, and discuss my concerns. The Dr examines me fully and makes recommendations based on my age. High blood sugar may be caught in a yearly blood test. If I go in with some singular thing, like I had a cut on my finger, or flu like symptoms, the Dr very quickly examines and makes sure to end the exam, doesn’t want to hear anything else. So, Annual preventative exams not being necessary is a new thing to save cost by the insurance. I’d say, yearly exams catch ilness before it becomes a big problem and gives people a chance to heal themselves. I learned I was pre diabetic and made some diet and life style changes and brought down my blood sugar levels without meds, same thing is true for many other illnesses that might just be developing.
I am surprised at the disappointment in Medicare. We negotiated a Medicare supplemental plan when I worked an it was cheap so we got it free upon retirement. I never planned for the govt to take care of me 💯. I saved and invested money from late 20’s to retirement I started 20$ a check to 25 % of my check from work. We also negotiated a dental plan but without work paying I could buy dental and Medicare supplemental plan for under 100-125
The cost of an vision eye exam is pretty modest, and glasses can also be if you shop around. Not worth abandoning the freedom of straight Mcare, or buying a policy to pay that cost. In fact, I dont think it’s worth being saddled w/a limited Mcare PPO or HMO, to get the paltry amount of coverage they give for these services. One of the most disappointing services that Mcare doesn’t allow much money towards is physical therapy. And given the government’s complaint about opiate risk, it’s criminal not to cover that generously and to not cover acupuncture. For those w/whole life insurance who anticipate needing Mcaid to cover nursing home residences, time to change the owner now so that the cash value of that policy won’t be counted as part of your assets. This needs to be done at least 5 yrs before your death, last I checked.
You are exactly right. Everything the elderly need. They cover most Big Pharma medication which is what the elderly shouldn’t be taking. The Medicare system is still up side down. They just want to make sure we don’t drain the government. However they send money to other countries and the aliens that are coming into our country (mostly illegally) most are criminal. They get all the help they need or want. U S citizens are not valued. I think it’s been that way for over 50 years at least.
by reading all the comments here, our healthcare system is a disaster. Everybody should be able to take care of their needs which will be different from one person to the other. Healthcare insurance organizations are taking advantage of the people by selling each individual coverage by retail in a price that is mostly unaffordable. On top of that people still need to pay out of pocket when they actually need care or medication even though they have insurance. And yet our Representatives in the State and Federal levels are mostly clown, doing nothing and bickering about nonsense every single day while hard working people are paying taxes to pay for their salaries.
If you are low income / disabled, the backup insurance picks up almost everything like hearing aids, dental, free vitamins, free gym, etc, they also pay the monthly $135 medicare premium. That’s something that started in 2022 because too many people ended up in the ER which is more expensive to medicare than paying for preventive care like they have in Europe. The problem is that too many people don’t know about this. You can ask any reg agent that have an office inside clinics, or tables at fairs or events .
I am diabetic, and wear a monitor to track my glucose. It has enabled me to control my diabetes by diet. When I had insurance, these monitors cost me out of pocket $11 every two weeks. Actual cost is more like $75 every two weeks. Medicare will only pay if I’m on insulin 4 times/day. So, this thing that has enabled me to stay totally on track, get off medication, and stay healthy….is not available to me. I’m punished for my hard work and dedication to following a strict diet regimen. I still use them, but only half the time (or less), because I simply cannot afford it.
Vision… if you have Medicare and are over 55ish, your optometrist will see signs of aging and that allows them to bill your exam as medical (as opposed to 92014 or 92004 for a routine exam). Once you’ve met your deductible you only have to pay your 20% (unless you have a supplement) and perhaps what the OD charges for a refraction (to get an Rx for glasses), which Medicare doesn’t cover.
Yea, Imagine that! Vision, Hearing and Dental are main concerns for us Seniors. And Medicare covers a big fat ZERO. So therefore I go without all three, because I make $12.00 to much money a month to qualify for Medicaid. Which is a state insurance that picks up everything that Medicare doesn’t cover