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Preface: today, I was told that WITH insurance, 7 doses (titrating on) of my new anti-depressant, #Trintellix , would cost me $60. For 7 god-damned pills.

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You know how certain stores have “store brands” since e.g. _Threshold_ sounds like a way cooler brand than “Target-brand cheap fitted bedsheets”?

Well hey, turns out, #UnitedHealthcare did that too! Fooled me; I am [an unhappy] United Health Care customer, and I thought that Optum was a separate company.

BURN IT ALL DOWN.

:DumpsterFire: :DumpsterFire: :DumpsterFire:

This guy gets it:

(Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCCgmmQCQL2/ )

#humor #pharmacy #Optum #OptumRX
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Post-script:

Per the pharmacist's suggestion, I was able to apply for a "manufacturer's savings card" to bring it down to $10.

So. Dumb.

This is a screenshot of the OptumRX app.

(the $120 for a 90 day supply is not relevant to me, since I'll bump from 5mg to 10mg after seven days)

#UntedHealthcare
A screenshot of United Healthcare's OptumRX app, "Drug Pricing" page, showing that a 7-day supply of Trintellix anti-depressant costs $60, or $8.57 / day.

Or, $120 for a 90 day supply (not relevant to me, since I'll bump from 5mg to 10mg after seven days)