These articles chronicle a long battle with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida over their limitation of Maxalt. In the first one, you'll also find the name of the FDA contact who told me that they do NOT place any restrictions on dispensing medications:
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Limits Access To Meds
For many Migraineurs and ClusterHeads, the only medications that provide relief are triptans. Without triptans, we endure days of pain and other symptoms, resort to emergency room visits, or - in thankfully fewer cases - risk a stroke. Yet too many insurance companies limit the quantity they will pay for regardless of the prescription and the high insurance premiums patients have paid. -
BCBS Still Limiting, Declined Response
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida had offered no resolution to the problems faced by their subscribers whose access to triptans is being limited. Here's a follow-up on the situation and what can be done to work toward a resolution for all patients who suffer these limitations. -
BCBS Says Triptan Limit Was an Error
In the case we've been following, BCBS of Florida now says that limiting Ms. Brown's triptans was "a mistake." Is this truly a victory? Let's explore the case and decide.
If your insurance company is limiting your access to triptans, I want to know about it. I encourage you to follow the steps outlined in this article to appeal their limits. Whether you succeed or not, your information is valuable to us in fighting this issue. There are spaces on the report form to let me know the outcome of contacting your insurance company.
