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Frequently
Asked Questions
Q. What can I expect to save with this membership?
A. Prices will always
vary on prescription drugs and therefore it is impossible to estimate
specific dollar savings through any non-insured drug program.
Your membership offers two avenues for drug purchases: The Neighborhood
Pharmacy program offers 10% to 60% discounts on acute care medications
and the Mail Order Pharmacy guarantees an average of 10% off AARP's
prices. Should you receive a quote anywhere else for less than
our mail order pharmacy, we will beat it by a minimum of $5.00
on brand name and generic medications priced at $10.00 or more
with no postage or dispensing fees added. Savings can not be used
in conjunction with other discount or insurance cards.
Q.
Do I get a discount on every single drug at the neighborhood pharmacy
when I use my Membership card?
A. Not necessarily.
Drug stores, like hardware and grocery stores determine their
own pricing structures. Due to large discounts from manufacturers,
some drugs may already be priced at or below the PBM's discount
price. However, as a general rule, you can expect that 80% to
90% of your required, acute care prescription needs will be discounted
below the stores usual retail price. The PBM network pharmacies
have agreed to sell prescription drugs at the contract price,
or their "usual retail price" whichever is lower.
Q.
Why didn't I save any money at the participating local drugstore?
A. More than likely,
you ordered a long-term maintenance medication versus a short-term
acute care medication such as an antibiotic or pain-killer. Most
pharmacies use long-term, maintenance medications as "loss
leaders" and price these drugs at or below cost. They do
this so that their customers will assume that all their prices
are low. It's a marketing strategy. The pharmacy realizes that
for long-term medications, you'll shop around in order to get
the best price for a medication that you may be taking for the
rest of your life. As the consumer, you are led to believe that
this pharmacy has low prices on all their prescription drugs and
other items. Our pharmacy program has contracted with independent
and chain pharmacies nationwide to offer you a discounted price
that will normally save you 10% to 60% on short term medications.
However, in order to draw customers, many pharmacies opt to price
their prescriptions lower than the contracted price. In this case
the member gets the lower of the two. Normally, they use high
profile maintenance drugs for these "loss leader" price
reductions such as Prozac, Zantac, and Premarin. In order to guarantee
members a savings, we established a mail order pharmacy program
which absolutely, positively guarantees to beat any price quoted
elsewhere by a minimum of $5.00 with no dispensing or postage
fees added provided the brand or generic price exceeds $10.00.
Q.
What if the Pharmacist doesn't recognize the card's name?
A. Always make inquiries
in person and be sure to bring your card with you. When the pharmacist
sees the Pharmacy Benefit Manager information on the card, the
pharmacist then understands which program you are on.
Q.
Is this a co-pay insurance card?
A. No. A co-pay
card is an insured product where the customer pays a preset amount
and the insurance company pays the remainder. This membership
is a discount card offering reduced prices. You are responsible
to pay the pharmacy 100% of the discounted price.
Q.
I'm a member and called the Mail Order Pharmacy to get a price
quote on my maintenance drugs. The price quote was higher than
my old pharmacy. What should I do?
A. When you call
the Mail Order Pharmacy to get a price quote, be sure to tell
the representative where you found it for less. If the quotation
you are given does not beat the price you are currently paying
by at least $5.00, the operator will verify the price being charged
at your local pharmacy and beat it by $5.00. This outstanding
price guarantee is effective for all brand or generic drugs priced
over $10.00.
*The $5.00
guaranteed savings cannot be used in conjunction with other discount
or insurance cards.
Q.
Can my whole family use one card?
A. Just bring the
card with you to the pharmacy and the card can be used to cover
prescriptions fulfilled for any member of your family.
Q.
Do you offer any other discount programs?
A. To learn more
about our other discounts check out our website http://mytruecare.com. |