.@caresource, my managed care of Medicaid just told me that the reason my dermatologist's prior auth. request for tacrolimus for my atopic dermatitis was denied was they would need me to try a specific brand of that med first before they'd approve prior auth. for the generic.
Generics are generally cheaper, right? Who the hell do they think they are serving by only covering a brand name of a particular medication, not its generics? If I hadn't called them, I would have not known and neither would my doctor who didn't get any memo explaining their
policy with the prior authorization denial from @caresource (which is a non-profit tasked with managing a govt. program for poor people, but doesn't seem capable of understanding the attached responsibilities). After that call, I called my dermatologist's office to explain
my insurance will cover Protopic, but only that brand name, not a generic, and they'll still require a prior authorization. I also have atopic dermatitis (also known as eczema) on my hands, which my dermatologist was going to prescribe triamcinolone cream for, but appears to have
forgotten to write it. Now, I have to find out from the stupid insurance organization, @caresource, what their preferred brand is for that, that they will not cover a generic of.
If politicians aren't aiming to increase quality of government-provided insurance,
If politicians aren't aiming to increase quality of government-provided insurance,
as well as increasing access to government-provided insurance, then they aren't fighting for healthcare for their constituents. I hope if we get @ninaturner to Washington, she will fight for better healthcare regulations as well as universal government-provided coverage.
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