We HATES the Kaiser Permanente.

May 07, 2009 12:51

Kaiser won't cover Strattera. Now I've got a perscription of Ritalin instead, a drug that I'm definitely not pleased about taking. So angry I could scream.

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Stranger here (who happens to work for Kaiser).... anonymous May 7 2009, 18:56:20 UTC
Have you requested an exception to the formulary? Generally, you'll be told to speak to member services I believe, but if you want to request an exception you start with your doctor, not Kaiser. You can submit a statement from your physician. If you log into KP.org, and pull up the formulary, there's a blip in the intro about doing this.

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Re: Stranger here (who happens to work for Kaiser).... msrlapin May 7 2009, 19:37:38 UTC
Howdy, stranger... I suspect I know vaugely who this is.

But thanks for the info. I should at least be fair and try the Ritalin to see if it works. I could simply be prejudiced aginst it. My objections to Ritalin at this point are a lot more "ethical" than concrete - I don't want to be taking something addictive. After I run through this perscription, or if I get a really nasty reaction, I'll persue this.

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