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dhames1428

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Uninsured - HealthTrans Card - Awesome!
Feb 25^th, 2010 at 5:19pm

I may be the last uninsured person in the United States to know about this, but I just found out about it and it's awesome! I was at CVS Pharmacy a few weeks ago waiting on my Imitrex (after they had screwed up and tried to give me the wrong thing yet again), and the pharmacist realized I didn't have insurance (and how expensive my medicine was). She started looking for a way to save me money, and enrolled me in the HealthTrans program. It has saved me tons of money already. I get the Imitrex (generic) refill cartridges, and then use the imitrex tip. They usually cost around $185, and with this card, they're only $79! I was having the worst day ever, and was so thankful that I started crying right there in the pharmacy.

I called my mom, who's been a pharmacy technician with Albertson's for about 30 years, and she said she's known about this program for a few years (Thanks for telling your uninsured daughter, Mom!). She said her pharmacy doesn't tell people about the program because it actually causes the pharmacy to lose money... They're selling you the medicine at just above cost. I don't really know much more than that about it, but if it makes my medicine cheaper, it works for me! I did find a website for it though... Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to

Now that I'm enrolled in it, my next trip to the pharmacy was even better. My generic topamax is normally $255, and I paid $127. I'm not sure what generic Verapamil would normally be because this was my first time to get it, but I paid $31. My birth control pills were even $10 cheaper!

I know it sounds like I'm selling this program or something, but I promise I'm not! It's free! The pharmacist just enrolled me in it. I can't believe I've gone so long without knowing about this... I could have saved thousands of dollars over the years between Imitrex and preventatives. Just wanted to pass the info along for anybody else that might be up to their ears in pharmacy bills!

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Re: Uninsured - HealthTrans Card - Awesome!
Reply #1 - Feb 25^th, 2010 at 6:16pm

Hey dhames1428,

I like your tagline. Grin

I didn't know about that. It may not seem so awesome to our European and Canadian brethren (and sistren

), but here in this um, situation, we have in the US I think it is awesome!

My wife and I are still insured (barely), but we're paying $15,000 a year (!!) for it, $5,00 deductible (!!), and lousy coverage for stuff like imitrex, so I don't know how much longer that can hold. This info you are sharing may help us aplently in the future, thank you.

« Last Edit: Feb 25^th, 2010 at 6:20pm by bejeeber »

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Karla CH.com Alumnus Offline One of Many and Never Alone - Join OUCH Posts: 3837 x1\|Madison WI USA Gender:	Re: Uninsured - HealthTrans Card - Awesome! Reply #2 - Feb 25^th, 2010 at 7:32pm Thank you on behalf of the unisured who may read this post. I will pass this info onto my son who is uninsured.
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