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Toppingfrmbottom -> What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 3:27:40 PM)
Besides paxil does any one know? And could someone with out health insurance go to a walk in clinic, and get a dr who'll see them regularly as walk in, qualify for signing up for the prescription plan?

hausboy -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 3:45:11 PM)
Hi TFB-- WalMart sells generic rx's for $4--but not all. Go here to look up your med to see if it's covered: http://www.walmart.com/cp/PI-4-Prescriptions/1078664 You'll also find info on the clinics there as well. These are walk-in clinics--they are rarely staffed by a physician--most of the "minute clinics" and similar are staffed by either a Physician's Assistant (PA) or a Nurse Practitioner (NP). Both an NP and a PA can examine you, run tests/labs and write you a prescription, but these are not designed to be comprehensive medical care centers. NPs and PAs can still offer excellent diagnostic care, so don't let that dissuade you--they are great when you need to be seen quick for minor medical problems. These types of walk-in clinics are designed with two things in mind: 1. Speed for you--get you in and out and treated without a long wait and 2. Keep non-critical/non-urgent cases OUT of the emergency departments to prevent overcrowding/long waits at hospitals, who need their resources to treat the most injured/sick. There are also primary care centers like Patient First, where you have physicians on staff as well as labs, x-ray equipment, etc. but the downside: usually you will end up seeing a different provider each time you go. They are designed to be more like a minute clinic, and not like a private practice. If you are looking to establish a rapport with a regular physician, you might want to consider, instead, finding a local health clinic run by either a non-profit or a government agency. There are numerous clinics (esp.in California--at least there were when I lived there) that provide healthcare service on a sliding scale basis. good luck--and if you need more resources, PM me frederich edited to add: I do not know if they will refill your script for Paxil--they may require a referral by a specialist--call them in advance.

subinlife -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 4:50:59 PM)
Toppingfrmbottom, health depts are good for seeing a Dr and getting some drugs. However most phyic (sp) drugs have to be written by a shrink, most mental health places have a sliding scale for fees. Good luck. Edited: brain isn't working tonight lol

hausboy -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 5:29:35 PM)
The Health Dept typically does not provide primary care--some have relationships with non-profit organizations that may provide limited sliding scale services. Most health depts provide STD counseling, communicable disease testing/mitigation, substance abuse/tobacco counseling, mental health services, dental, and pre-natal health. These are funded by the federal govt so it's no coincidence that most health depts are similar in this regard. They all have the same grant funding. TFB--your local particular Health Dept offers a variety of services, but not primary care....and they usually will not write a script for a medication unrelated to a condition that they treat/diagnose. (TB, STD, infections, environmental etc.) It can't hurt to call and see what they offer--if they can't assist, they may have a list of other resources for you to check out. if you need help, let me know--I can call a few colleagues there. frederich

Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 6:43:50 PM)
Yeah, places like riteaid now offer medical visits too. You have this wellnessbenifits card, and every time you shop at riteaid you get these points, get enough of them and you can use them towards seeing the dr for a pychical exam. Course they cost "millions of points" which takes forever to aquire, if you hardly ever shop at rite aid, because rite aid can be very expensive, or limited in what you can get, or just plain out of the way, but hey least they're offering. quote: ORIGINAL: subinlife Toppingfrmbottom, health depts are good for seeing a Dr and getting some drugs. However most phyic (sp) drugs have to be written by a shrink, most mental health places have a sliding scale for fees. Good luck. Edited: brain isn't working tonight lol

Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 6:45:56 PM)
What about conditions you go to see them for, that you've been diagnosed with in the past for? Perhaps many, many times. Does the fact this is a life long permenant condition, that you always had, always will have and will always need meds for change anything? quote: ORIGINAL: hausboy TFB--your local particular Health Dept offers a variety of services, but not primary care....and they usually will not write a script for a medication unrelated to a condition that they treat/diagnose. (TB, STD, infections, environmental etc.) It can't hurt to call and see what they offer--if they can't assist, they may have a list of other resources for you to check out. if you need help, let me know--I can call a few colleagues there. frederich

subinlife -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 7:22:20 PM)
Sorry should have said I wasn't sure about where you are but here the health dept is different. Was just trying to be helpful and offer ideas. Hope you find what you need.

hausboy -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 8:00:21 PM)
The Rite Aid "minute clinics" are staffed by a NP or a PA, not an MD. They aren't free or "sliding scale"--they are essentially about the same amount as a co-pay--the benefit is that there is almost little to no wait, you do get seen by a medical professional who can often give you more time and attention than a physician in a busy office or ED, and the pharmacy is right there, so you can get your Rx right away.

Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 8:03:38 PM)
haus, like I said, with their wellness card program now, you have to earn benifit points, an once you earn enough then you qualify for a PE. Now I don't know if you have to pay for the PE on top of the points or what, since I have never used the program, but it's still really neat that the program is offered.

hausboy -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 8:12:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: subinlife Sorry should have said I wasn't sure about where you are but here the health dept is different. Was just trying to be helpful and offer ideas. Hope you find what you need. Your suggestion was a good one--many people forget to look at a lot of the services that are offered by govt and non-profits. TFB's in California-. Not as many resources where she is compared to the Bay Area and SoCal. Your profile says you're in Kansas--now again, it depends what county you're in--but you have a few Counties in KS that offer more services for low-income/uninsured because of the demographics. Many cities that have populations that fall below the national poverty level qualify for additional funding (West Virginia for example, and Wichita KS has good programs) Our local health clinics can help residents access resources for cancer screening and other diseases--and if you don'thave any insurance, they have special programs to enroll in to assist with off-setting the treatment costs--but it is a far cry from a primary care program. It's really a last resort when you have absolutely no other options.

Charles6682 -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/11/2010 9:30:57 PM)
The county I live in,Pinellas County,FL,has a good program.The Pinellas County Health Department here does provide preventive medicine to those who qualify.I guess they figured that would be much cheaper than having to pay for someone who is sick and run's up expensive bill's which usually the taxpayer already will wind up paying for. Hmmm,providing primary care to people actually cost's less than having the taxpayer paying for expensive hostpital stay's.Gee,what a idea.Is Pinellas county on to something here?Is it some rare secret that only Pinellas county knew about?Shhh,who would have thought?!

DesFIP -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/12/2010 4:24:17 PM)
If you've been diagnosed by a specialist, and have the copies of your records, then yes, your primary should be able to write your scrips for you. My daughter's primary is nervous about her condition, since it is so rare. So she sees a psychiatrist twice a year to have the medication levels tweaked. The other thing is that psychotropic medications usually require a higher dosage during adolescence and can be safely lowered with the years. So seeing the specialist once or twice yearly is not a bad idea.

soul2share -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/12/2010 4:33:59 PM)
One word about the $4 drugs at WM......should you have insurance, which I did, make sure that they don't run the $4 prescriptions thru your insurance. I paid $10 for a $4 drug, when I asked why, they told me they used my insurance. I told them to NOT use the insurance, it's cheaper without it. Unless you tell them not to do it thru your insurance, they automatically do it by default. TFB, check Wal-Mart's site for the entire list of prescriptions offered for $4. And make sure your doc writes them EXACTLY as they appear on the list. I take venlafexine, which is known as Effexor, but the pharmacy wouldn't fill it with the generic, even tho the script wasn't checked dispense as written (DAW). It cost me $40 for a 30 day supply using Effexor, but $10 using the actual generic name. Go figure. Have you applied for Medicaid? It would seem that you would qualify for it, and would be able to see someone without having to pay thru the nose for it. Check around for indigent medical services, if those agencies can't help you, they might be able to refer you to someone who can.

angelikaJ -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/12/2010 4:44:08 PM)
TFB-- It was my understanding you had insurance and your meds are covered. Are you thinking of family members and/or your Daddy? If your mom and dad need to have prescriptions covered and have inadequate insurance then their best best is likely for them to take the prescriptions they have and the walmart list .... and get in with a sliding scale clinic and let the clinic know so that they can precribe appropriate treatment. Medication can sometimes (but not always) be switched out to something less expensive in the same drug family. If they are on a brand name and there is not a generic equivalent that works for them, the drug companies do have programs that enable people who are low income and without insurance to get their medications at reduced cost or for free.

hausboy -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/12/2010 5:39:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Charles6682 The county I live in,Pinellas County,FL,has a good program.The Pinellas County Health Department here does provide preventive medicine to those who qualify.I guess they figured that would be much cheaper than having to pay for someone who is sick and run's up expensive bill's which usually the taxpayer already will wind up paying for. Hmmm,providing primary care to people actually cost's less than having the taxpayer paying for expensive hostpital stay's.Gee,what a idea.Is Pinellas county on to something here?Is it some rare secret that only Pinellas county knew about?Shhh,who would have thought?! Hey Charles- I wouldn't be surprised if Florida leads the way in healthcare reform, given the high number of retired persons who comprise a strong political caucus. Unfortunately the bulk of our country's govt funded health depts have limited services--what we call preventative medicine is really screening for specific conditions (breast cancer, colon cancer, cervical cancer etc.) and there are tens of thousands of constituents who fall thru the cracks--they don't qualify for the uninsured/low income programs the dept can resource out...and they don't make enough to buy health insurance or provide solid medical care for themselves. It's a huge nationwide problem. A good primary care provider can run regular labwork, order tests, do thorough physicials and see patients for the routine/mundane medical problems--a lot of these small clinics can not see these types of patients--they don't have the staff, time or funding. If they do, the care is not always up to the same standards as a private practice--wish that wasn't true, but it definitely is the case in many cities I've met with/visited. The federal govt is very strict about how their funding is used--if we have funds for cancer screening, then we can't treat patients for other conditions on those "tax dollars" or we risk losing ALL of our federal funding for being "misused." messed up I know. in the end, it's the taxpayers themselves--you and me--who feels the pinch.

Aynne88 -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/12/2010 8:15:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom Besides paxil does any one know? And could someone with out health insurance go to a walk in clinic, and get a dr who'll see them regularly as walk in, qualify for signing up for the prescription plan? http://www.collarchat.com/m_2878619/mpage_8/key_health%252Cinsurance/tm.htm#2898417 You had coverage last year, and since you mentioned paxil, I assume you are asking for yourself? Did you lose you coverage? Most clinics will not prescribe and kind of psych meds, too risky, even if you are already prescribed them. They are liable and their insurance is already outrageous, so they are really hesitant about that. Also, I don't know about your state, but here for example if you have ADHD and need ritalin, you have to see your psychiatrist that prescribes it for a brief monthly visit in order to get it and that is how you get the scrip since their are no refills on that classification of medicine. Same thing with ambien for sleeping, no refills, and a clinic PA or similar generally won't prescribe it.

Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/13/2010 6:33:37 PM)
Soul, thanks for that heads up. I have coverage, but Daddy doesn't and he doesn't qualify for programs like medicare and medicade and SSI and stuff and he can't afford health care through a private insurer or his job, so I was hoping, that maybe the 4 dollar drug plan would be of use to Daddy. quote: ORIGINAL: soul2share One word about the $4 drugs at WM......should you have insurance, which I did, make sure that they don't run the $4 prescriptions thru your insurance. I paid $10 for a $4 drug, when I asked why, they told me they used my insurance. I told them to NOT use the insurance, it's cheaper without it. Unless you tell them not to do it thru your insurance, they automatically do it by default. TFB, check Wal-Mart's site for the entire list of prescriptions offered for $4. And make sure your doc writes them EXACTLY as they appear on the list. I take venlafexine, which is known as Effexor, but the pharmacy wouldn't fill it with the generic, even tho the script wasn't checked dispense as written (DAW). It cost me $40 for a 30 day supply using Effexor, but $10 using the actual generic name. Go figure. Have you applied for Medicaid?

Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/13/2010 6:50:36 PM)
I am thinking of my Daddy, though my parents might like the 4 dollar plan too. quote: ORIGINAL: angelikaJ TFB-- It was my understanding you had insurance and your meds are covered. Are you thinking of family members and/or your Daddy?

angelikaJ -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/13/2010 7:33:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom I am thinking of my Daddy, though my parents might like the 4 dollar plan too. quote: ORIGINAL: angelikaJ TFB-- It was my understanding you had insurance and your meds are covered. Are you thinking of family members and/or your Daddy? TFB, The best thing would be for him to find a sliding scale health clinic to handle physical issues and not rely on a drugstore clinic. That way they can have his medical history and records on file and he will probably end up paying less. Usually if one's health is stable you don't need frequent visits for pharmacy refills. Every 3-6 months (sometimes less) if there is a condition that is stable with treatment. edit: typo

hausboy -> RE: What are all the drugs on the walmart's 4 dollar plan? (12/13/2010 9:29:36 PM)
TFB I made a couple of quick calls today--while BXCS (in my state) does not allow me to select a primary care provider at a Patient First center, Kaiser does permit it. They weren't able to give me info on California, but it's worth a call--it might give your Daddy another option.

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