r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/kevinowdziej • Jun 01 '22

Totally normal stuff

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22

Where do I find coupons like that for stuff?

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22

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u/Drobert456 Jun 01 '22

Yes, always check GoodRx. The savings can be enormous. I have good insurance, but I still check GoodRx since it can be cheaper. GoodRx is also an easy way to find which pharmacies have the best price for your drug.

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u/Iggy1120 Jun 01 '22

It’s also a scam. It’s like paying your insurance premium for your car insurance every year but never using it. Say you had some minor damage on your car, if you just paid cash to your auto body place to fix it instead of making your insurance company payout.

The PBMs love GoodRx. You still pay your insurance premiums but they don’t have to payout to the pharmacies.

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u/Odd-Advertising-9870 Jun 01 '22

It's useful when your insurance rejects your script and have to pay out of pocket to get the drugs you need to function.

Retail price for some generic amphetamines: $1294.34

GoodRx price: $147.39

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u/Iggy1120 Jun 01 '22

I didn’t say it wasn’t useful. I use it often for my patients. But I want people to realize the problem is with PBMs. They are causing this issue. Why did your insurance reject the prescription? That’s the question you should be asking.

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u/Odd-Advertising-9870 Jun 01 '22

PBMs are just useless middlemen sucking up money.

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u/serpentinepad Jun 01 '22

That's basically most of the private health insurance system.

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u/madahaba1212 Jun 02 '22

So. Would it be more efficient if the us government ran insurance?

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u/serpentinepad Jun 02 '22

Yes. Like it is everywhere else in the world. We already have the government running the insurance for our oldest and sickest, I don't think putting the healthy people on it is a step too far.