Insurance question....

[Willow7733]

Is there anyone on this board from Canada? My health coverage from work has refused to cover my preventer inhaler because they said I should be using Ventolin more. They cover the cheaper drug (Ventolin) but refuse to cover Zenhale (Dulera), or Singulair. I am surprised they cover prednisone. I am frustrated because, normally, when I am not having a flare, just MAYBE my preventer is working? Maybe that is why I don’t use my rescue as often? I tried to submit a form from my doctor stating I need this medication, but they ruled against it. Paying $200/ month is a lot since I live alone and have other bills to pay. Just wondering if anyone else has advice on how to handle Blue Cross and their crazy way of handling things??? So frustrating!

[Hidden]

I'm not in Canada, but I am so sorry you are going through this!! My insurance is blue cross blue shield and I had to fight to get my maintenance inhaler approved. I can't take ventolin because of side effects and I had a fight to get xopenex. That particular medication coverage is the worst! The only thing I can say is that my asthmatic cat got his inhaler from Sweden. If you can't resolve it locally, maybe you can get it out of country. It was $50, including shipping for him.

Good luck! I hope you get to breathe easier!

[Willow7733 in reply to Hidden]

I have to do something because this is crazy.

[Cumfevan]

Yup from Ontario here what province are you in?

Ontario has Trillium Drug Plan [TDP] for high Rx costs (~4% of yearly income) other province may have something similar.

HTH

[Willow7733 in reply to Cumfevan]

New Brunswick. Trying to find anything g that could help me. Maybe now that I have been needing g prednisone a lot more lately, I can try again to get covered...I don’t know.