This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You probably need to call Blue Cross. But I don't get any drug coverage through Part B or Part C. I had to buy prescription coverage which is Part D. I have Part C with Blue Cross and Part D with AmeriHealth who partners with BC for drug coverage. Unless you're in a Medicare Advantage Plan the drug coverage is not included and I thought ESRD patients weren't allowed in advantage plans.Not to be mean, but I suspect "does not coordinate" means you don't have coverage. I thought the only meds covered by Part B were the ones we got at hemo like epo and vit D. I could be wrong but you need to find someone on the phone with answers. Call BC and call Medicare.
This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You probably need to call Blue Cross. But I don't get any drug coverage through Part B or Part C. I had to buy prescription coverage which is Part D. I have Part C with Blue Cross and Part D with AmeriHealth who partners with BC for drug coverage. Unless you're in a Medicare Advantage Plan the drug coverage is not included and I thought ESRD patients weren't allowed in advantage plans.Not to be mean, but I suspect "does not coordinate" means you don't have coverage. I thougBht the only meds covered by Part B were the ones we got at hemo like epo and vit D. I could be wrong but you need to find someone on the phone with answers. Call BC and call Medicare.
What Karen said is true - my Federal BCBS picks up 100% of what Medicare doesn't (so 20% of everything Part B covers) but in my experience with the immunosuppressant meds that Part B does cover, we still had to pay the copay amount of those drugs. Like I said earlier, after going through Part B the copay wa still more than what the drugs would have been if he was on BCBS alone, so the pharmacy then submitted them to my insurance to bring the copays down to the $50 mark which is what we'd pay without BCBS. Everything else though that goes through Part B first (hospital stay etc) gets picked up 100% by BCBS. I think the does not coordinate part just applies to the drugs because BCBS has pharmacy coverage. Does that make sense? It's really confusing. I spent a lot of time on the phone figuring everything out.
Do you have standard or basic option?