Prescriptions

[Guest myvettee]

What exactly is considered a receipt when it comes to prescription reimbusements. Does a copy of the prescription need to accompany the paid receipt? Will the receipt work by itself? Please clarify this for me. Thanks so much!

[Guest Lori Senter]

I've never encountered a plan that required a copy of the original prescription as documentation. I think that would be difficult for some employees. The receipt I've always allowed comes from the pharmacy and shows the following information:

Name of patient and date filled

Name of drug, form and dosing instructions

Cost of prescription (sometimes including insurance savings)

Typically, pharmacies will give patients two identical copies of the receipts; sometimes one is even marked insurance copy similar to a superbill from a physician. This and a cash-register receipt should be more than enough documentation -- I usually don't even worry about the cash-register receipt.

[Sheila K]

The best way to be sure is to contact your Plan Administrator. We have used two different plan administrators since I've been here. One would take a receipt only, the other required more information. They should be able to tell you exactly what you need to send to them to get your claim paid!

Good Luck.

Sheila K