Letters today written to Senator Boxer and Rep. Doggett

[Horse with no Name]

(more tocome)...please write your representatives/Senators as well

Dear xxxxx,
I want to propose a new angle to try to fight activist pharmacists. I am the mother of two daughters and I also have a granddaughter. If I have to march for women's rights as my sisters before me did, then that is what I shall do.
I have written NARAL and Planned Parenthood with my suggestions, and am following up by letters to Senators and Representatives.
I wanted to submit my idea of how to take the activist pharmacy role off the table. I would like to see us be able to introduce legislation somewhere along these lines:
"If retail pharmacies make the choice not to fill legal prescriptions that are included in the Medicaid/Insurance company formularies, then said pharmacy is in breach of contract with insurance company and shall be excluded from ANY AND ALL third party payments for ANY AND ALL medication that it dispenses for the consumer."

Let's drop the morals out of this thing and put it back on the almighty dollar. They can choose to be moral and run a cash business. Their rights to be moral shouldn't trump my rights to access of legal medication. I shouldn't be the one who has to bear the burden of paying cash when I have insurance. The burden is theirs and their's alone. IF their choice is to play activist, then my insurance company should make the choice to exclude them off of a provider list.
I want it to be all or nothing. If the insurance company tells me I can only use certain pharmacies, then that pharmacy should be obligated BY THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY--without prejudice--to fill ANY prescription drug on the insurance company formulary. Anything less is a breach of contract. The insurance companies goals are to have pharmacies in the areas of their consumers. It doesn't do me any good if they refuse to fill certain medications. It HAS to be all or nothing. The insurance company BY LAW has to cover birth control pills. If the only pharmacy in rural areas that are insurance company approved refuse to fill it, then it puts the burden on the consumer.
I think if the insurance companies are forced to be put in the middle here--it will be a win for the consumer.
The insurance company makes the choice of which pharmacies we are allowed to use, don't let the pharmacies make the choice of what medications I can fill. Make the insurance companies step up to the plate and fulfill their obligations to the ones that are making premium payments.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,

[benddem]

1. Great Idea!!!

That's a terrific letter. Thanks! Will copy generously.