When insurance isn’t enough, many people turn to manufacturer copay cards to help offset some of the costs. These savings programs, which come directly from medication manufacturers, can help patients who are struggling to afford expensive brand-name medications. But they have also been met with criticism, as some say that they end up increasing total costs.
Get or change coverage outside of Open Enrollment
Qualify for a Special Enrollment Period
You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period due to a life event, like losing other coverage, getting married, having a baby, or based on estimated household income.
To get coverage, you need to apply. Create a Marketplace account (or log into your existing one) to start your application. Before you apply, you can preview plans and prices.
If you already have Marketplace coverage, learn how to report a change. Once you update your application, your Eligibility Results will tell you if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period to switch plans.
How Much Does Cataract Surgery Cost?
Cataracts commonly develop as people age, although they can also be caused by injury, diabetes, smoking, or previous eye surgery. If left untreated, cataracts can lead to blindness. Surgery, though, is a common and effective treatment that is usually covered by insurance. Cataract removal is usually an outpatient procedure.
How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?
For more than two years straight, Moore was sick, homeless and close-to-death drunk — on mouthwash, cologne, anything with alcohol, he says. He landed in the hospital 70 times between the fall of 2014 and the summer of 2017.
“I lived in the emergency room,” the 56-year-old remembers. “They knew my name.” Things got so bad, Moore would wait for the ER nurses to turn their backs so he could grab their hand sanitizer and drink it in the hospital bathroom.
What’s Behind Major Rise in Heart Failure Deaths?
Americans are dying of heart failure today at a higher rate than they did in 1999, reversing years of progress in reducing the death rate.
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