My medication went from $31 to $130.

[u/Space-Useful]

I'm really frustrated right now and I would like to know if anybody has experienced sonthing similar. So I'm on Methylphenidate and I would pick it up from my local walmart for $31 dollars. Starting this month, it randomly shot up to $130. I called my insurance, they said it was somthing up with walmart. Talked to my walmart pharmacist and she said that nothing has changed with walmart in terms of a manufacturing change and no changes to my prescription has been made.

I had to bite the bullet and pay to get the medication (I'm afraid of abruptly stopping it). I plan in calling my insurance again but this is just very upsetting.

[u/OOBERRAMPAGE]

I recommend calling them again and getting a different rep and asking what the reason is for the change in price. Don't accept "it's the pharmacy" right away. Ask what's different in the claim from the pharmacy causing the discrepancy. If they say they show everything is the same, and that their system shows them charging you $130 then it's not the pharmacy. But if they show $31 on their end and the pharmacy says $130 that's totally different and they may have to call their internal help desk.