Medco Health Solutions Medco Health, Express Scripts Refuses Chemo Drugs for Cancer Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

Been paying for state employees health insurance for 25 years. Medco manages the pharmacy benefit. They are denying coverage for a chemo drug for my cancer because it is not "preferred treatment." Asked if I needed a prior approval or if it was a case where a more inexpensive generic drug was available. Was rudely told Kask your HR person about that. I can't answer that. I can't tell you that." After going through 3 reps and over an hour of verbal abuse, they then say, "oh, we cover that but it will cost you $200" I asked how they justified such a high copay and received no answer except, "I can't give you that information."

Now I have to go beg a charity for help to pay for this med. I guess their preferred treatment would be that I just give up, go away, and die. So now, along with battling cancer, I have to deal with the stress of having to find some way to afford the care I need. Medco makes the Fortune 500 profit list on the backs of cancer patients to by refusing life saving care. Their should be a special place in hell for Medco for causing such incredible stress all to save a few hundred bucks. The Devil is alive and well and doing business in New Jersey.