ritalin Rx and insurance policy

The pharmacist and I have, I believe, fought the insurance company to a draw: they won't be paying for the prescription, but I will be paying about the same amount as my copay would be if they were covering it.

As far as I can tell, the insurance company decided it doesn't like the way the doctor sent in three consecutive 30-day prescriptions, even though it worked last time. In fact, they covered the first and second of these three.

I discovered this because the CVS robot said the prescription would be ready today at noon, and then I got a message saying they were reaching out to my doctor for an alternative medication, so I called the pharmacy. The pharmacist told me that the problem was with the insurance company, and I asked him to check what it would cost me if I didn't have insurance. He said he thought it was over $100, but checked, and said it would be $49. I told him to go ahead and fill it, and he did something at his end and told me had found a coupon and I'll be paying $20.40 (or thereabouts).

I am noting this partly to remember to tell Carmen about it next month and ask if we need to do something different next time.

covid booster appointment

I have an appointment for a monovalent covid vaccine booster, and a flu vaccine, for this coming Saturday, Sept. 16.

When I looked yesterday, the earliest they had available at any location was the 18th, but cattitude looked this morning and found this. I have an appointment with the eye doctor Monday, and then am flying to Montreal Wednesday, so I was thinking I'd wait till I got back. But the time in airports, and on the airplane, are probably the highest-risk part of the trip, so any protection I can get is worth having.

MRI scan

I went to the hospital today for an MRI (head and cervical spine). I got home about 20 minutes ago, and am glad that's done with (even though I am going back on the 29th for another scan).

It seemed louder than in the past, which suggests that I didn't have my earplugs in properly this time, given that the last MRI was in the same place. ( brief mention of masking )

And also, I wound up standing on a very crowded bus on my way home, and by the time I'd gotten off the bus and was waiting for a trolley my hip was bothering me.

Further thoughts on masking for the MRI, based on kareina's comment: ( Read more... )