The pharmacy tech took pity on me and said, "Let's see if we can get you a better price on that." Ten minutes later, he found a manufacturer's discount that's available for Blue Cross/Blue Shield subscribers, and now my co-pay (for this 90-day supply as well as each of the next three 90-day supplies): $10.00. That's not a typo; that's ten bucks.
Total one-year savings off the list price equals $5,711.92 (who pays that? people with no insurance, that's who), and total one-year savings off my co-pay amount equals $1,680 (and who pays that? my employer (SMU) and fellow BC/BS subscribers (or at least the ones in the SMU health plan). On a personal note, I really owe that Tom Thumb pharmacy tech. On a more meta level: Would anyone design a health care system this random and capricious?
