Replies to post #119081 on Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

[north40000]

Likely so re insurance and PBMs...Just picked up my next 3-month scrip refill, reauthorized by physician PCP for 2018. With insurance GEHA and CVS/CAREMARK, my next 3 months continues at $9/month[120 capsules], $27/3 month supply[360 capsules].

[sts66]

You only paid $60 for a 3 month supply with a MEDICARE plan?!?! What state? Usually formulary changes don't take place until Jan 1, and in my state V is still T4 in 2018, I'm still going to have to pay $104/mo for V at CVS (Humana Part D plan). Donut hole shouldn't have anything to do with it - even if you come out the other side you still usually pay 50% of cost or something like that - and if you were in the hole you'd have paid more than $100/mo.

You on SS too? Nice 2% COLA for 2018 got almost entirely eaten up by increase in Part A/B cost - leftover/mo is enough to buy a case of cheap beer - gee, thanks for the bump in benefits!

[ferretmoney]

If you're in the donut hole I suggest looking at your Part D EOB for the month when you made that purchase, usually published around the middle of the following month. You might see that you had premium assistance from your kindly Uncle Sam. I know that my copays on the more expensive items in my med list went down considerably while the insurer paid the same as before. The difference was made up by Uncle (Thank you GWB).

It will be encouraging to hear of reduced costs from people who are not yet on Medicare.