When You"re Thinking Medications, Think Practical Solutions For Heath Benefits
The US health system is seriously overloaded and overwhelmed, with ever-increasing numbers of people using services they don't need to use.
This fact gives one pause for thought.
Even if you just take control of your own medical health "habits" you can make a real difference in how you save money.
While this may sound too good to be true, it IS true.
Stop and think about it.
You can save money on medications by the simple expedient of shopping online through mail order pharmacies.
These may be in the US, or they may be located in Canada.
Call it cross border shopping of a different sort that can mean the difference in paying $10 instead of $100 for a month's supply of medication.
Ordering medications online can substantially reduce the funds you put out for drugs.
And when everything else around you is increasing in price, consuming more and more of your hard earned dollars, paying less for medications can make a huge difference.
Another thing you can do is shop for generic drugs.
There is no particular reason to insist on brand name drugs when generics will do the trick.
The differences between brand name drugs and generics are minimal in terms of efficacy.
The difference in price, however, is substantial.
Not many people realize this, but often, the only difference between brand name and generic drugs is in the way the end product (the pill, etc.
) is packaged.
It might not have a fancy color or it might not have the same kind of coating as the brand name drugs, but it solves the medical problem just as effectively.
Studies say the latest, newest brand name drugs don't even have the kind of long-term proven track records as the old standbys.
So don't mess with successful when you can get a drug that works, and costs substantially less.
Asking your doctor for the newest drug because you saw it advertised and wonder if it will work for you results in higher drug bills.
Think hard about whether or not you really need that drug, and then spend fewer dollars.
Affordable health insurance is your main goal for your family, so why not make sure you do all you can to keep other costs associated with health care down? Think twice about using the emergency room at your local hospital for something you could just as easily go to urgent care and get attended.
The difference in costs alone will make you sit up and think twice about where you go for medical care.