tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post8700712257380345456..comments2024-01-23T23:07:00.959-08:00Comments on GRACEful Retirement: Rx for PrescriptionsGrace.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-42477541262829859692009-06-26T09:44:53.593-07:002009-06-26T09:44:53.593-07:00In addition to Wal Mart, CVS and Walgreen's of...In addition to Wal Mart, CVS and Walgreen's offers the same 90 day RX plan for $9.99 (that's $3.33 for every 30 day prescription). <br /><br />I opted for the CVS plan and get my meds for the $3.33. I take 3 pills a day for arthritis, high cholesterol and pain (the latter is optional and I take it when only necessary). By choosing this option, I lowered my monthly medical insurance costs by $90 per month, which is $1080 per year! This is big money, I'm talking about.<br /><br />I'd like to personally thank Wal Mart, CVS and Walgreen for starting these programs. One can only imagine what is going to happen to all of us once the govt steps in? Free enterprise keeps the costs low. The bargains are out there. We just have to look.<br /><br />CVS posts a monthly generic list of meds that they cover. I bring that list with me when I see a doctor. If I need a med, he/she simply chooses one from the list.<br /><br />PS: I get my eyes examined at Wal Mart for only $45. As an ex-optician, I can vouch that the drs at my Wal Mart do an excellent job. I get my bifocal lenses for only $36 and a frame for only $20. Wal Mart is supposed to be opening up low cost clinics nationwide. I hope to God they do. I also go to a local dentist who does NOT accept any insurance. Because of this, his prices are soooooo reasonable. Yesterday, he took care of 2 cavities, with novacaine and it only cost me $128. I was so grateful. I don't want to neglect my teeth nor my vision.<br /><br />My main medical coverage is an HMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com