Why do insurance company's think raising the price of prescriptions is a good idea?

[loveisbeautiful]

My mom went to get her prescription today, which is usually only twelve dollars. So, imagine her surprise when they said it was going to now be hundred and nineteen. We don't have that kind of money, both my parents are on social security disablity. They have a lot of phsyical problems and one of my moms phsyical problems is her neck which causes her bad headaches and without the medicne she needs to make it better, she risks getting really sick. This medicne helps with the muscles and because of that helps with easing the headaches along with her other pain medicne. But, since she couldn't get it today and only had one left (which she saved for tonight). She's now feeling werid and stuff and I don't know what we're going to do.

So, why do insurance companys do that to people? Raise there prescription prices without even a word? Why do they do that when they know a person obviously needs that medicine for a reason or they wouldn't have to take in the first place? Do they not care about peoples health, are they just about making money and to hell with the little people? Because, I'd really like to understand this.

[crystalt70]

There are several different things that could have happened, but the insurance company doesn't change the price of the prescription. 1. The manufacturer increased the price. 2. The pharmacy switched to a different supply company. 3. Your mom has a deductible to meet. 4. The insurance company needs a letter of medical necessity from the doctor in order to cover more of the prescription cost. 5. The pharmacy didn't run something correctly. 6. The insurance company needs some updated information from your mom. 7. Etc.

I deal with all of this stuff every single month with my son's prescriptions. It's always something. Your mom needs to contact the insurance company to find out exactly what the issue is and then take it from there. She can also have her prescription switched to a different pharmacy. Wal Mart tends to have the cheapest prices. They do have something called the $4 pharmacy. This is where certain prescriptions are only $4. She should also call her doctor. They may have some samples on hand to tide her over for now. If she feels bad enough, she should go to the emergency room. There are many medications that will result in serious issues when just stopped. A friend of mine has seizures and has some issues with getting her medications. She couldn't get ahold of her doctor once when she ran out of her meds. She went 4 days in silence. She finally called me, because her boyfriend wouldn't bring her to the hospital. Her body kept having mini seizures. She said that it felt like her face was drooping. She heard things as if they were an echo and she saw things in a 3D fashion. I brought her to the E. R. and she was fussed at by the doctor (as well as by me) for waiting so long without her meds. He said she could have had a stroke or a heart attack. Your mom needs to be very careful.

[THE_Godfather]

I agree! I sometimes wish that they had an illness & got a taste of their own medicine. (no pun intended)

What REALLY bugs me is the BC/BS tower in Chicago. This building sits on a multi, multi million dollar piece of real estate with million dollar views to match.
www.chicagoarchitecture.info/.../...nois-Tower.php
Who's paying for this? Your poor mom & the rest of us.

[TravisG]

Prescriptions company know it' s a demand to have them so they raise the price on them. There could be a prescription that can be use to get rid of the problem with people health that could heal them, but they wouldn't want to do that because they will lose so much money because you will only have to buy it once and not purchase it anymore.

[sexyphil]

because big pharma only are concerned with profits as are the insurance companies. They rip everyone off at the least oportunity.

[Anonymous]

Because they are money grubbing aholes