The new Congressional legislation will take a while for savings on our medications to kick in. The $2000 maximum out-of-pocket per year won’t take effect for a few years and Medicare will take some time to negotiate down exorbitant drug prices. In the meantime, here are a couple of options to consider (please let me know if you have more).
First check out GoodRx. You can download the app onto your phone or computer, then present the free coupon to the pharmacy. It works!!
The second option is all web based (but also can be done by phone). There are a number of valid Canadian on-line pharmacies that will obtain meds for you at a very very reasonable cost. I have had a positive experience with this one – PricePro Pharmacy: https://www.pricepropharmacy.com/create-account/. I simply needed to mail, email or fax a prescription to them, send a copy of my check and then receive the prescription. My last one, a brand name, was shipped to my home from Australia. But you might get a generic from Canada or the large pharmaceutical industry in India. I’m paying 20% of what it would cost here in the USA. This system is legal and not too difficult to use.