How do you save money on recent healthcare costs?

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One last thing, has anyone ever used a Mail-In pharmacy? I've heard they are cheaper but it seems kind of sketchy.

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yes, but it can be a real pain in the arse to set up. my insurance company practically gives away the drugs but I have to get my dr to fill out paperwork to do it. And so far, that hasn't worked out for me.

Its also super convenient, as they are delivered to your doorstep.

I wouldn't do it for a controlled substance but something like heartburn meds or blood pressure drugs, its a good idea.

the best thing you can do to keep your healthcare cost low is to eat right, exercise, don't smoke and get enough sleep. Plus avoid kids, they are germ factories.

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Especially regarding my elderly parents

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Solyent green FTW

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Due to the recent rise in healthcare costs for reasons I'm sure you are all aware of, I am wondering what are some ways you have cut those costs down?

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If my healthcare costs had gone up, I hadn't noticed.

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Mainly I have only been told how to save on prescriptions by ways of switching to generic drugs or other drugs within their therapeutic classes.

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Why would you get name brand when generic is available? If there's a noticeable difference your doctor would tell you, and recommend the name-brand - I've only had that happen to be once.

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I lie about my income,

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Not surprising from a Gump. They'll catch you eventually.

You'd be surprised how much you can save by actually asking your healthcare provider how much their services cost up front. You can negotiate some, but not all, costs.

I fired a laboratory because they were charging me triple what another lab was charging for the same tests.

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Due to the recent rise in healthcare costs for reasons I'm sure you are all aware of, I am wondering what are some ways you have cut those costs down?

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What are you talking about? Healthcare spending increases have pretty dramatically declined recently.

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The United States’ $2.8 trillion health-care bill grew at a slower rate than the economy did during 2012, as newly released federal data marked the fourth-consecutive year in which medical spending increased more slowly than during any time since the government started measuring it half a century ago.

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LINK

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One last thing, has anyone ever used a Mail-In pharmacy? I've heard they are cheaper but it seems kind of sketchy.

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I couldn't stand them, they kept messing up the auto refills. Finally I had enough when they lost my medication in the mail (it has a tracing number on it and it showed the medication delivered). Thank God we have an awesome mail lady- she fixed the problem fast! But had she never found it, the pharmacy said I was SOL and would not get my copay back, but they could put in a request for another order to be filled which would take up to 3wks if approved and I would be charged the full amount (not copay). Forget that. Never going through that again

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What are you talking about? Healthcare spending increases have pretty dramatically declined recently.

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The United States’ $2.8 trillion health-care bill grew at a slower rate than the economy did during 2012, as newly released federal data marked the fourth-consecutive year in which medical spending increased more slowly than during any time since the government started measuring it half a century ago.

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You're giving stats from 2012. A lot has gone to shite since then.

The majority of the ACA law had not yet been implemented. The impact was felt much more substantially in 2013; particularly in the last few months, as January employer-based insurance renewals came up, and the individual deadline approached.

A major part of the law has still not been implemented because king obama, thought it would be too much for us to take in the arse all at once. So the president (yes, he gets lowercase) decided to change a part of a law as he saw fit.

One of the early measures that pissed me off was no longer being able to use my HSA account to purchase over-the-counter medication. Many of the previously-prescription sinus meds have become OTC. So, I can't use the money in a healthcare-specific bank account to purchase medicine because the ACA law now says I can't? That's some ironic shite. Allegra-D was cheaper in prescription form than it is OTC...and I could get a month's worth back then (not a 24-pack). Not to mention that I now have to show ID sign a federal agreement statement to promise that I'm not using it to make meth.

We're all so fricked.

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You're giving stats from 2012. A lot has gone to shite since then.

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Ok. Show me.

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Gov't ain't paying for much of anything anymore

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Wait, so government spending will be going down? Aren't we supposed to be celebrating?

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Hospitals are fixing to start closing doors. Lay-offs, nursing wages will all have to drop. Its getting bad...

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Yes, the whole country is about to spill into the ocean.