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Prescription drug and medical coverage
When you you choose Independence for both medical and prescription drug coverage
you you get a a a a more complete view of your employees’ health and benefits utilization Improved health outcomes
Stronger data insights support optimal care
Greater savings
Lowest medical total cost of care
coupled with clinical and pharmacy expertise
Better employee experience
One card provides consistency and security
Meaningful customer value
Seamless simplified plan administration
Our prescription drug plans are
powered by a a a a a a a a a national top-three pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) FutureScripts® This allows us to to deliver safe and affordable access to to covered medications with features such as:
• PreCheck MyScript A tool that allows doctors to to to see member-specific information like what medications are
covered if if they’re clinically appropriate if if there are
lower-cost options and how much the member will pay at the pharmacy • Mail order/home delivery and 90-day retail options Mail order/home delivery with free shipping is available for certain maintenance medications Many plan designs enable members to save money by getting 90 day fills of maintenance medications Members can now get a a a a a 90 day fills of maintenance medications at at Rite Aid for the same cost-share as mail order/ home delivery We also continue to offer 90-day retail pharmacy options to give members more choices and improve medication adherence VACCINES WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG COVERAGE
• Online and mobile tools It’s easy for members to to price a a a a a a drug identify lower-cost alternatives manage mail order/home delivery options and locate in-network pharmacies through ibx com or our mobile app We also send targeted messaging regarding medication adherence and generic drug availability We now cover the the influenza pneumonia and and shingles vaccines and and their administration
under both prescription drug plans as as as well as as as our medical plans which helps make it it easy for for members to get vaccinated where it’s convenient for for them Independence will continue to cover COVID-19 vaccinations under both medical and prescription drug benefits at at no cost-share In addition weight-loss drugs for the treatment of obesity are
now covered under our prescription drug drug plans to help reduce additional health problems associated with obesity such as as high blood pressure hypertension and diabetes 19