United Healthcare has done wrong for what? Fatter profits?

United Healthcare and its pharmacy manager OptumRX are price gauging, have done me wrong and do not seem to care.

I have had a chronic medical condition for the last 35 years. I require daily medication and if I do not take it, I would not be around long. So this is important stuff to me.

United Healthcare, the huge insurer, has been my health insurer for the past few years. They charge about $2200 for a 90-day supply of this essential medicine. A medicine that is taken by millions was discovered decades ago. Yes, $2200 for a 90-day supply. The price has been increasing almost exponentially over the past 20 years.

For the past few years, I have been receiving what United says is a discount of $1400 per order. I thought was just part of my health plan, not some special. discount. I mean why have insurance if I get charged so much. I went to re-order  last week and pay my $800. However, I found after multiple calls (usually being cut off the each time I call) with various representatives that the so-called discount is no longer available. They decided to change the program, the so-called discount that I just received in March and prior years was no longer available. I am not sure I ever got the right answer as at first they tried to blame the plan I am on and then more rigmarole. I received no notice and the upshot was tough darts. That is the way the mop flops. We can do whatever we want.

I am not alone in dealing with high drug prices. But, I am vexed, angry, perplexed about everything involved here. This is not right. Of course, I would beg, borrow and steal to get the medicine (not really) as I have no choice but the fact in these times, it seems that “Big Medical” and that includes everyone involved here is doing what they can to fatten up their bottom line.