I was skimming through all the posts, so may have missed something. First off, your granddaughter is 21, so a parent needs to get her on their insurance. That gives her 5 years of coverage and time to work out her issues, although 2021 enrollment is most likely closed at this point. So unless there is a qualified change of circumstance she needs a bridge. I’d start over with Medicaid and investigate other state assistance. Research Novalog and Humalog assistance, but it’s not just about the insulin. It’s all the supplies. You either have to research one by one for assistance programs strips, lancets, pump, syringe etc or again get familiar with state subsidized support programs. Also, check with the local JDRF and the main hospital Endo dept.
@EWBoswell54, thank you for sharing the good news about her insulin and the possibility of going full time with benefits at her bank! I hope things work out there - it could be a good start on a career path. Keep us posted on how things turn out.
@EWBoswell54 you crossed my mind yesterday so I thought I would check in. I hope “no news is good news” and that all is going well since December, and wanted to let you know I was thinking of you and your family.
Thank you for your concern. Recently she was hired full time at the bank where she had been working part time (really full time but somehow they kept her hours down such that she did not qualify for health insurance). Now she has benefits which include health insurance that is a group policy and subsidized by her employer. As a result the crises has passed.
Wonderful news - I’m so happy for your family!
This is great news as well as a lesson, “lived”. Cheers
Whule not an answer to you, there is a very real possibility that the federal insulin cost cap will pass he Congress and be enacted. In Illinois, we have a state law that caps costs to no more than $200/month. Not great but it’s better than the $600 I was paying.
As Edward so correctly said, Walmart pharmacy’s sell Novolin NPH and R regular over the counter without a prescription for approx. $26.00 a 10 ml bottle. Plus you can buy syringes for administration without a prescription. But before switching insulin types she needs to talk to her doctor about dosages because her body may react differently and if she lives alone a low BGL may not be good without assistance. I can buy 4 vials for usage a month for approx. $107.00. The new administration has also halted the price lowering of insulin’s and epi pens due to big pharma pressuring them to stop the price lowering’s in one of the first executive orders.
Your grandaughter may also check to see if any medical cliniics are in her area. From experience when I couldn’t get insurance I had to go to a clinic that based your copay’s on your income and would give you your med’s at deep discounts or even free if you qualified but you had to be under their care. The pharma reps would give them samples to be given to patients.
Has your GD. Thought about looking up specific sites of the pharmaceuticals and seeing if they have deals?
For I know
•Lilly has a programme that has $35 insulin (PER MONTH)
•Sanofi has a $99 programme for 10 vials/boxes of pens or a mix
and
•NovoNordisk has a $99 for up to 2 boxes of pens or 3 vials of their insulin.
There is absolutely ZERO reason to be paying $2k a month for insulin, unless one does NOT know how to do research and find out if the companies are offering deals. (I will do your granddaughters job as I have them saved to a spreadsheet)
•NovoNordisk (NovoLog/Levemir/Tresiba)
•Lilly (Basaglar/Humalog)
•Sanofi (Admelog/Apidra/Lantus/Toujeo)
Thank you for the information and your concern. My GD has acquired better employment than she had at the time I first posted about her situation. As a result she has better medical insurance which has helped and she has been able to maintain her insulin supply. That does not mean that your information is not appreciated and I will make certain she is made aware of your very helpful suggestions. Thank you and God Bless you and yours!