Is MedCo the Anti-Christ of drug suppliers?
I just had a frustrating experience with my health insurance company, UHC , and their preferred drug supplier, MedCo . My wife received a call from MedCo , and suggested that they could save us money on our prescriptions. Interestingly, they knew about every prescription my wife had, and the physicians that prescribed them. I'm sure the lawyers have that loop-hole covered... Back to our savings. They indicated they could save us plenty in co-pays, but my wife clearly stated our plan was about to change, and she needed to talk to me first, so NO, DON'T SHIP IT was the answer. Funny. The agent clearly knows more about my wife's health care, because a few days later, we received our first shipment of medication. My wife called and complained to the agent, who indicated they could not take the drugs back. She protested, and demanded to speak to the agents supervisor, who suggested we would have to submit an appeal in writing to UHC . Bah! I called a couple of days lat...