Actually, for those of those concerned about not being able to get a FSA/HSA re-imbursement for OTC drugs..It’s simple (though not the most cost-effective for the system)…..Just go see your doctor, and ask for a prescription form of the OTC drug…
For example,
*Instead of getting Claritin OTC ask your doctor to prescribe Clarinex.
*Instead of paying out of pocket for things like Aspirin/pain relieve, get your doctor to prescribe you the prescription form.
*Need a fiber laxative. Get your doctor to prescribe one too.
*Need vitamins, get your doctor to prescribe your those too (for women, get the prenatal prescription ones)…
Ironically, all this does is drive up cost in the system…Hope it was worth it.
Whoops. Meadandale, you beat me to it…
You know, folks that’s been around medicine coverage already know this…Out of pocket expenses have always been cheaper getting prescription form in large quantity versus OTC. Even more so when/if those FSA/HSA kick in.
I guess the bigger issue is technical folks who wear contacts will need to get a prescription form of that too…Because all those cleaning solutions are OTC and won’t be eligible too…Lol….
