Century
Link Health Benefits Coordinator
Ryan
Weeks
ryan.weeks@centurylink.com
(208)-454-4038
Holdiong
Down Prescription Costs
Brother's
and Sister's, as you all are aware the costs of prescription drugs and
health care are right out front with all of the political debates that
have been going on and will continue to be a very burning issue in our
contract negations and with the political elections in November.
I went on line and have been doing some investigations about drug
prices.
Most of us use a mail in prescriptions company to save money on the 90
day supplies. WELL, I have had my eyes opened during my investigations!
First of all the $4.00
lists that Walmart (I know I can hear the groans already and
wondering
WHY WOULD ANYONE GO TO Walmart! Those of us who are retired and on
fixed
incomes will tell you one word MONEY! That's why.) and TARGET have out
there are the SAME! So if you don't want to shop Walmart you can go to
TARGET and spend the same amount for generic prescriptions. So what I
would
recommend everyone to do is print out a copy off the Internet and take
it to your doctor and have them put the list in your file and when it
comes
time for a prescription have the doctor look to see if the medicine is
on the list and go that route for your prescription instead of by mail.
Now another interesting bit of information that I discovered a medicine
that I take is $50.00 for a 90 days supply with mail order, at Target
the
same medicine is $4.00 a 30 day supply making a 90 day supply $12.00 a
difference of $38.00. HELLO - Where am I going to get that
medicine?
Also I had
heard that you
didn't need to be a member to use the Costco pharmacy. Well that did
turn
out to be TRUE! Since the pharmacies are state and federal regulated
you
have everyright to use them WITHOUT A MEMBERSHIP. To stare and compare
prices you can access the information at www.costco.com
and look for the pharmacy and access it that way. The same medicine at
Medco again was $50.00 and at Costco it was $16.50 so again it was
cheaper
than MEDCO and some were cheaper than Target so again SHOP AROUND for
the
best "deal".
So if you are
out traveling
and need some prescriptions or are at home you have more money saving
options
at your fingers. It's also a way to help lower the high costs of
prescriptions
that the company will be saying is killing them. So again if you know
of
any retirees that don't have access to the Internet please pass this
along
to them so we can help everyone save some money. After all that's the
name
of the game!
The
Wal*Mart $4 Perscription web site.
The Target
$4 Perscription web site.
The Hy
Vee $4 Perscription web site.
If you have
any questions
please contact jimperkey@cwa7102.org

Has
assisted
our members with questions on pensions and reitrement. Feel free to
take
advantage of their services. www.principal.com

Dale Roshek
Financial Services Representative
Princor Registered
Representative
6701 Westown Parkway, Suite 200
West Des Moines. IA 50266
515.246.4964
Fax 515 246 4076
roshek.dale@principal.com

McKenzie Vogt
Producer Associate
(515) 246-4022
(800) 543-4015 ext. 64022
Vogt.McKenzie@principal.com
www.principal.com
|

CenturyLink
Health and Life
www.centurylinkhealthandlife.com
Service
Center 800-729-7526
CL Benefits web
site
Details for
both employee
and retired plans. See the links for Employee Benefits and Retiree
Status
http://www.centurylinkbenefits.com
VIA BENEFITS CenturyLink
Via
Benefits helps you choose the medical, prescription drug, and vision
plans that fit your medical requirements and budget. Help you to make
informed and confident Medicare enrollment decisions.
My.ViaBenefits.com/centirylink
Qwest
Savings & Investment Plan,
Life
Benefits Plan has been replaced
by
Wells Fargo Retirement
Services
http://wellsfargo.com/retirement
1-877-379-0118
CenturyLink EAP
(800)803-3737
www.achievesolutions.net/centurylink
CenturyLink Well
Connected
(877)818-5826
www.iamwellconnected.com
OptumRX
(855)842-6337
www.optumrx.com
Vision Service Plan
(800)877-7195
www.vsp.com
MetLife Dental
(800)942-0854
Apps Available
Google
Play Apple
mybenefits.metlife.com
United
Health
Care Medical and Prescription Drugs (CDHP & FSA)
(800)842-1219
Apps Available Google
Play Apple
www.myuhc.com
Highmark BCBS (PPO)
(888)778-8334
www.highmarkbcbs.com/home/
Medica
www.mymedica.com
ExchangeHealth
www.extendhealth.com/centurylink
Now
called
OneExchange
www.medicare.oneexchange.com/centurylink
1-888-825-4252
To file a
official complaint
Towers
Watson telephone
number 212-725-7550
CenturyLink Pension
(800)729-7526
Options
1,3
www.centurylinkpension.ehr.com
CenturyLink 401(k)
(800)729-7526
Options
1,2
www.retirement.wellsfargo.com
To
Call Your Spending Account
At CenturyLink
Health and Life
Call 1 - 800 - 729 - 7526
Go
to retiree #2
Health
& Welfare Benefits #1
Medical,
Dental #1
Give
out birthdate and last 4 digits SS#
Then
go to Spending & Reimbursement
Then
go to Health Reimbursement Account
Enter
password or say I don’t know it
Enter
zip code if no password
YSA
Menu
Say
Representative
Then
say Retiree spending account
|