{"id":36161,"date":"2024-03-07T16:33:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T20:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univistainsurance.com\/?p=36161"},"modified":"2024-09-04T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T20:53:47","slug":"access-to-prescribed-medications-a-benefit-of-obamacare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univistainsurance.com\/blog\/access-to-prescribed-medications-a-benefit-of-obamacare\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to prescribed medications: A benefit of Obamacare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Access to prescribed medications: A benefit of Obamacare. The law known as Obamacare (ACA, for short),\u00a0whose enrollment period begins on November 1st<\/a>, prohibits health insurance companies from denying coverage or increasing premiums based on pre-existing conditions. This means that individuals with chronic or severe conditions can access essential treatments and prescription drugs without fear of rejection. This means an essential medication for an insured individual might not be included in their plan\u2019s formulary, resulting in significant expenses. On the other hand, most health insurance companies also have online portals and mobile apps that can help you find the price of a medication based on your current plan\u2019s coverage benefits. While this provides some transparency, it\u2019s still crucial to\u00a0understand the limitations of your plan<\/a>\u00a0and how they can affect your access to medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that the open enrollment period for Obamacare is beginning, if your doctor has prescribed a specific medication when considering enrolling in a plan, you should check if the medication you need is included in the plan\u2019s formulary. The easiest way to get complete information about any plan under Obamacare is to contact a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø specialist. Access to prescribed medications: A benefit of Obamacare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Give us a call today for a comprehensive assessment!\u00a0(305) 964-8803<\/a>. You can also\u00a0get a free quote here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Access to prescribed medications: A benefit of Obamacare. The law known as Obamacare (ACA, for short),\u00a0whose enrollment period begins on November 1st, prohibits health insurance companies from denying coverage or increasing premiums based on pre-existing conditions. This means that individuals with chronic or severe conditions can access essential treatments and prescription drugs without fear of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":36162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-insurance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
It\u2019s important to highlight this aspect of the law, as we often overlook that one of the benefits of the ACA is access to prescription drugs, which is crucial for reducing out-of-pocket expenses in treatment.
However, there are limitations as well. One of the main ones is that not all drugs are covered equally. Each insurance plan under the ACA has its list of covered drugs, known as a \u201cformulary<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are already enrolled in a plan, you can find out about access to your prescription drugs by calling the number on your insurance card. During the call, you should have the following information: your member ID number and the name of the prescribed medication with the dosage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n