11-25-2013, 11:27 PM
riley5108 wrote:
The wife and I both got the shot when we turned 65 and our Medicare Part D insurance, which we pay for, covered all but $35 each and without the Part D insurance the cost would have been $230 each. Each insurance company have different tier levels for the Zostavax shot so you have to check their formulary. That was about 3 years ago and the information at that time was 60 to 70% affective in preventing shingles. After seeing my sister in her 50's go through all the severe pain lasting 3 months we decided it was worth the money with or without the insurance. You have to check your health insurance's preventive care area to see what's covered. I say get the shot if you are late 50's or older.
I got one about two months ago and my medicare part D coverage from United Health (AARP) covered it but with a $70 co-pay on my part, still cheap prevention. I got the shot at Walgreen pharmacy which is a preferred provider for my plan D coverage.