I am waiting on Medicaid, but wondering if Medicare part b covers the psychiatrist?
Yes. Medicare pays 80%.
You must also Get a supplement policy, that is what covers the prescription drugs, plus primary doc copayment is $10, specialists are $40 copayment. Otherwise youāll be billed the 20%.
I called aarp to help find the supplement al policy from Aetna. Each state offers different policies.
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So I will pay 20% for psychiatrist?
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Probably until you acquire a supplemental policy, like from Aetna
Medicaid covers the 20%, I donāt qualify for Medicaid
I applied, but waiting for it.
Thanks 
I just reached the ācatastrophicā stage with my prescription Medicaid/Medicare coverage. The bill for 6 months of meds has reached over $9000. I will now have no copayās.
Omg thatās a ānotā like! Thereās no button for not liking it.
Isnāt that amazing though, thatās like purchasing a new car
Luckily out of that $9000 Iāve only paid something like $60 in copays thanks to Medicaid.
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I would have to pay $47 for each brand name med with the supplement policy from Aetna.
Vraylar costs $600 for 30 days retail price. $600 x 12 is $7200!
Generic meds cost me $3.
I donāt have Medicaid because I worked and my disability from social security exceeds the threshold to qualify. Drives me crazier because when Iām most vulnerable, in the hospital, costs me a fortune because everyone behaves like I do have Medicaid when I donāt have it.
I have been slammed with bills that are impossible for me to pay, I spend hours on the phone sometimes trying to figure this out.
According to the printout I got from my health insurance company I chose through medicare:
20mg of Saphris costs about $1858.54 a month (usually medicare and medicaid each pay a half, I paid a nominal copay until I met my deductible) although it seems to vary month to month all the way up to $2035.14 one month when Medicaid paid the whole cost. Also the Lamotrigine ER is about $300 a month while the regular Lamotrigine is about $5.
Omg Iāve tried saphris too, but I get free samples from the doctor office of the saphris.
Thatās insanity - the price of these drugs