Once again, Aetna is trying to keep me from being able to walk
As many of you know, I have MS, which dramatically affects my ability to walk. At one point, before I started taking Tecfidera, I could walk about ten steps at a time, and could only work from home. After a year and a half on this new drug, I can now walk upright for up to a block at a time, stand up with only minimal stiffness, and work in an office quite easily. But, Tecfidera is expensive.
February seems to be Aetna's month to screw with patients. It was February last year that they started this game, too, and this February they began by making me move from using the good Specialty Pharmacy, that it, Walgreen's, to using their own. Then, after the first delivery, which meant a lot of extra inconvenience but otherwise went smoothly, they decided to start denying my authorization for the drug. After a week of this, I still have no reason, even though my doctor's wonder nurse who can solve every problem was told everything was fine (except it's not). So it looks like they're going to keep playing this game, and my pill supply is running out. I have pills until Monday. Will I be able to walk on Tuesday?
AEtna sucks.
February seems to be Aetna's month to screw with patients. It was February last year that they started this game, too, and this February they began by making me move from using the good Specialty Pharmacy, that it, Walgreen's, to using their own. Then, after the first delivery, which meant a lot of extra inconvenience but otherwise went smoothly, they decided to start denying my authorization for the drug. After a week of this, I still have no reason, even though my doctor's wonder nurse who can solve every problem was told everything was fine (except it's not). So it looks like they're going to keep playing this game, and my pill supply is running out. I have pills until Monday. Will I be able to walk on Tuesday?
AEtna sucks.