4 Tips for When Insurance Doesn’t Cover Your Medication

It’s frustrating when your health insurance won’t cover your medication. Often, a drug appears on a formulary — the list of medications covered by an insurance plan — but then gets dropped. This can happen if a medication is seldom used, there is a generic available, or a more affordable option exists.Whatever the reason, you’re stuck with the full cost despite having coverage for prescribed medications. 

Here’s what you can do if your prescription medication is not covered.