In 2023, Capital Blue Cross members will be able to use their insurance cards at Cost Plus Drugs, further increasing access and lowering out-of-pocket costs for Capital members and their families. More information is available on Capital’s website at /costplusdrugs.
This month, Capital Blue Cross and Cost Plus Drugs will begin sharing information about their collaboration with Capital members and community organizations to explain how they can access the availability of low-cost drugs. Both Capital Blue Cross and Cost Plus Drugs are dedicated to helping lower prescription drug costs to consumers so they don’t have to skip needed medications. “Working with a like-minded organization like Capital gives us more momentum to help people get the medications they need at costs they can afford.”Īccording to a September 2021 Gallup poll, 18 million Americans have been unable to afford at least one prescription medication for their household, and 1 in 10 Americans have skipped doses to save money. Alex Oshmyansky, CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. “Our mission at Cost Plus Drugs is to ensure all consumers have access to the medications they need to be healthy – a goal Capital Blue Cross shares,” said Dr.
“We are passionately committed to finding new ways, new relationships that help us improve affordability in healthcare.” “Capital’s collaboration with Cost Plus Drugs will help us bring lower-cost medications to members and nonmembers alike across our service area, providing some much-needed relief to those struggling to pay for their vital – and sometimes life-saving – medications,” Shamash said. For example, atorvastatin, a commonly used cholesterol lowering medication, is around $4 per month through Cost Plus Drugs and can cost significantly more at retail.Ĭapital Blue Cross President and CEO Todd Shamash said the relationship with Cost Plus Drugs is important to Capital’s members and the communities the insurer serves. The company charges consumers only 15% more than it pays to buy a drug from the manufacturer, along with a $3 per-prescription dispensing fee and shipping.Īs a result, consumers can experience savings of up to 80% on some of the most commonly prescribed generic drugs. – Capital Blue Cross will become the first health plan in the nation to collaborate with the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company to help bring high-quality, lower-cost prescription drugs to its members as well as the communities it serves.Ĭost Plus Drugs – launched earlier this year by its entrepreneurial namesake – is disrupting the pharmaceutical industry with transparent drug pricing and minimal markups and fees.
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