Has anyone found a Medicare Advantage or Part D plan that provides good coverage for Stelara?
The drug so far is working well for me, so I would rather not switch. And I'm currently employed and on the Janssen CarePath coverage, which is great -- only a $5 co-pay per dose. But looking ahead I'd like to retire in the next year or two so I'm starting to shop Medicare plans. And Medicare insurance is not eligible for the CarePath program.
So far a cursory search has shown me that more than half of the companies out there don't cover Stelara at all. And the ones I've found that do cover it only partially, and thus they require a hefty co-pay. I recognize that I will have to pay more than $5 per dose out of pocket, but I'm hoping not to pay thousands per dose. So if anyone has found a Medicare drug coverage plan that does a decent job of covering Stelara expenses please post it up.
Thank you.
The drug so far is working well for me, so I would rather not switch. And I'm currently employed and on the Janssen CarePath coverage, which is great -- only a $5 co-pay per dose. But looking ahead I'd like to retire in the next year or two so I'm starting to shop Medicare plans. And Medicare insurance is not eligible for the CarePath program.
So far a cursory search has shown me that more than half of the companies out there don't cover Stelara at all. And the ones I've found that do cover it only partially, and thus they require a hefty co-pay. I recognize that I will have to pay more than $5 per dose out of pocket, but I'm hoping not to pay thousands per dose. So if anyone has found a Medicare drug coverage plan that does a decent job of covering Stelara expenses please post it up.
Thank you.