{"id":154015,"date":"2022-01-12T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canyon-news.com\/?p=154015"},"modified":"2022-01-12T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:04:46","slug":"using-goodrx-with-medicare-part-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canyon-news.com\/using-goodrx-with-medicare-part-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Using GoodRX With Medicare Part D?"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNITED STATES\u2014Toni: I am a weekly follower of the Toni Says\u00ae Medicare column and have had a wonderful Medicare experience which helped to save me from getting in the Donut hole with an expensive generic prescription.<\/p>\n

I received a generic prescription for my Parkinson\u2019s disease. When I went to my Plan D preferred Walgreens pharmacy and was informed that specific generic was not in my Part D plans formular and would cost $460 per month. I then went to Kroger and was told the retail price was $199 per month.<\/p>\n

When I discussed my experience to a friend, she told me about a web site \u201cGoodRX.com.\u201d What a blessing this was! GoodRX.com gave me a printout of drug stores which sell the drug at a discounted price by entering my zip code with no strings attached.<\/p>\n

I went to Wal-Mart with the GoodRX coupon in hand. Wal-Mart\u2019s cost for one-month drug supply was only $43.00.<\/p>\n

How can the price of a generic drug range in price from $43 to $460? Something is wrong with our American prescription drug system.<\/p>\n

Tell your readers not to give up if they get an outrageous price for a drug. There are several web sites like GoodRX which provide a similar service. Just do your homework! Julia from Arizona.<\/p>\n

Julia: Thank you for sending the Toni Says\u00ae Medicare team this information on GoodRX. America needs to be aware that one can use \u201ccost saving prescription drug plans\u201d like GoodRX or a prescription drug discount program to help one control the cost of one\u2019s Medicare prescription drug. By not placing these on your Part D plan can keep one from not \u201cgetting in the Donut Hole\u201d as fast.<\/p>\n

I had a generic antibiotic and allergy medication prescribed last week and when I went to pick them up, they were over $120 for generics. I remembered Julia\u2019s email about GoodRX.com.<\/p>\n

I looked online at GoodRX to check the cost at HEB, and the savings was over $68. The antibiotic was $30 and allergy med were $28. Other pharmacies would have saved more money so next time, I will go to the GoodRX.com site and do research on which pharmacy has the lowest price.<\/p>\n

For a fantastic way to start 2022 is to visit www.goodrx.com\/medicare<\/a> and search their Medicare section to help make the cost of expensive and common prescriptions whether generic or brand name affordable. This way one might avoid or delay the famous \u201cDonut Hole.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GoodRX Medicare site will search Part D drug prices at pharmacies in your zip code that may be less than your Part D co-pay \u2014 especially if a drug is not covered by your Part D plan. GoodRX is 100 percent free and no personal information is required.<\/p>\n

2022 Medicare Part D costs are below:<\/p>\n