Why is my elderly mother on Texas Medicaid suddenly being charged for her prescriptions?
Jann D asked:
My elderly mom in assisted living is on a Medicaid plan in Texas with Evercare and was told she would never have to pay anything for her drugs. Now she is being charged a certain amount for each prescription. Can you tell me why, since she isn’t receiving anymore money monthly?
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My elderly mom in assisted living is on a Medicaid plan in Texas with Evercare and was told she would never have to pay anything for her drugs. Now she is being charged a certain amount for each prescription. Can you tell me why, since she isn’t receiving anymore money monthly?
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June 22nd, 2009 at 6:11 am
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Did you vote for change ? Ask your local AARP Chapter. They should have an explanation that is well founded and understood.
June 25th, 2009 at 4:03 am
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If Evercare was bought through AARP, that is the problem. AARP is the most expensive.
June 27th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
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I thought everybody on medicaid got everything for free right? how can they pay ,they have no money, call obama——–
June 27th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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in ok they only pay for four and they dont pay for certain narcotics unless youre hospitalized see what they arent paying for.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:53 am
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I’m one of those senior citizens who understands what you are saying. I am paying more for my Medicare and more for my supplemental insurance and getting less coverage…paying more for my meds, etc. and I am in Oregon. I think it is the same all over our country. I think there is some kind of plan, and I am sorry I can’t think of it, that you can get medicines your mom needs cheaper. I wish I could think of what it was, but have seen the advertisement on TV. There is a lady riding a bus and talking about how she can’t afford her medicines any more and she needed help with her prescriptions…the drug companies were able to help her. I am so sorry that I can’t remember what it was. I am having what I call a brain fog right now…one of those bennies we sometimes get as we age when we have serious health problems like mine. I wonder if you could find it by typing in free meds or medications for low income senior citizens or those on disability? Maybe you could try the AARP website. I’m 67, and my mom is 87 and she is on limited income and has to pay for some prescriptions too. I hope you find the answer here on Y/A as there are a lot of knowledgable and kind people that will have advice for you.
July 1st, 2009 at 10:41 am
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This seems to be a big surprise to everybody, why, I’ve been paying for years. Starting out at the first of the year I have to pay a deductible of $300.00 on prescriptions. This takes until about June to get caught up. In the meantime I have to pay full price for all my drugs.
I have Silver Script, my wife is on AArp and she gets her co-pay all the time for $2.00 per script. I am changing over right now.
You have to be very careful out there, your going to get a royal if not.
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 am
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It is because her Prescription Drug plan changed it’s rules and is charging her now. It has happened a lot with different plans. What she would have to do it to contact her case manager and ask to change her prescription drug plan to a different one where she would not have to pay. Or if she has a different MMA person she can contact that person directly and aks to make a change. Her co-payment for prescription drugs is not related to her income.
July 4th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
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Medicaid is paid by each individual state. the states are
in big kaka now and there is not enough money in the
state budget to cover these costs. therefore the patient
now has to cover a portion of the costs.