Medco Prescription Insurance Company has on two occasions contacted my doctors and had my medication changed without my approval. This is really starting to **** me off. Do they have the right?
For instance, I was taking Prevacid and it was doing a great job, but they contacted my doctor and asked that I be put on Nexium and he obviously agreed because I got a letter in the mail stating the change.
I don’t care if the medication is cheaper, and I don’t care if my doctor prescribed a certain medication because he is getting kickbacks from the pharmaceutical companies. My point is, I trust my doctor, he is the one with a doctorate and he prescribed my medication for a reason. They should have no right to contact my doctor without my approval and change a prescription.
Does anyone agree? And do I have any merit in my argument? Does anyone know the legalities of this? I’m probably being hard-headed, but I’m tired of insurance companies pushing me around.
Thanks!
