You NEED to ask for any prescription drug discount programs your pharmacy might have. I posted the information below in 2009, but I believe they are still available…it differs from state to state…I’m in Massachusetts at the moment and they used a discount card that they had for my prescriptions, also at CVS…but you should ask what kind of discount programs are available no matter what pharmacy you use. They don’t advertise these things, so you NEED to ask for any prescription drug discount programs they might have…or they can use their discount card.
Argus Prescription Drug Discount At CVS
At a time like this when a war over health care in this country is at an all time high, I feel it’s important to post things like this.
I just went to CVS today to pick up a prescription, my COBRA expired on March 31st 2010 and my new health plan hasn’t kicked in yet.
I go to pick it up at CVS, and the cute Pharmacy tech rang it up and it was going to be about $35 and I asked, hasn’t my insurance kicked in yet, because I’m with the same insurance company, she said no…then I said how much is it with the Blue Sky discount, and she said that is with the Blue Sky, and I said, what about the Universal discount and it was a bit cheaper, but then she said, let me try one more…she checked on the computer and got one that reduced the cost by almost 50%, my friggin co-pay for my insurance was $20, so this was cheaper! That one is called the Argus Prescription Drug Discount.
So, next time you need to get a prescription filled, get it done at CVS and ask for the Argus Prescription Discount…and if you have insurance, compare, to see which is cheaper.
Blue Sky Prescription Drug Discount
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
I just got back from CVS where I picked up a prescription, the last time I was there I noticed that the cost was one third of what it normally was so I asked the girl if she charged me correctly, because that’s what you should do…anyway, she said yes, you got the blue sky discount. I didn’t bother to ask what that was, I thought my Cobra insurance had kicked in again, because the President signed a bill saying the government would pay 65% of your Cobra for up to 9 months.
I just got back from CVS and this time I asked what “Blue Sky Discount” was and the Pharmacist said: “CVS gives discounts to people who don’t have insurance.” He then said, let me try a different discount which was called the “Universal discount” and it was cheaper! It cost me $13 for a prescription that would normally be $40.
You can go to Good Rx and get a prescription drug discount.
I asked if all pharmacies were doing this and said he thought Rite-Aid was also doing it.
Next time you go to your pharmacy, ask them about the “Blue Sky Discount” and/or the “Universal Discount”.
Remember, a pharmacy is not going to advertise things like this, you NEED to ask for any prescription drug discount programs they might have…I know said that already, but if you don’t have health insurance, you’ll get screwed by Big Pharma.
I have insurance at the moment and have co-pay of $3.65, that adds up if you have to buy meds frequently…and if you have several that you need to buy, then it really adds up.
There are all kinds of prescription drug discount programs that you can find online. You can either print a discount card or it mailed to you.
The media is interfering with prescription drugs too…the CDC lies about deaths from prescription drugs…don’t listen to the CDC…ever!
Just type in Prescription Drug Discount Programs in any search engine and you’ll find a bunch…even if you have insurance ask them use the discount as well and it will be even cheaper. Ask how much it would be with your insurance, ask how much it would be with the discount applied, then ask how much it would be with your insurance and the discount.
