Prescription Discount Card - Overview

A prescription discount card is a program that helps patients who are paying out of pocket for their medications save money on their medication costs. Push Health will soon be offering a free prescription discount savings card program to customers to help them save money on their prescription medications.

How Do Prescription Discount Cards Work?

Prescription discount cards, sometimes referred to as prescription savings cards and drug discount cards, were designed to help patients save money when paying cash for their medications. Getting and using a prescription discount card is typically a simple process:

1. Download the free discount savings card
2. Find a local pharmacy
3. Present the prescription savings card to the pharmacy staff when picking up medication
4. Pay any discounted rate to buy the medication

The best part about using a prescription savings card is that there's no cost to having one or using it and it can work on both branded and generic medications. Some patients save hundreds of dollars per year on their medications. Additionally, your prescription discount card will never expire. Push Health will soon be offering a prescription savings card program to anyone to help people save money on their drug costs.

Prescription Savings Cards - Who Might Benefit?

Who might benefit from using a prescription discount card? The short answer is anyone. Specific people who might find increased benefit from using a prescription drug card include:

• People a high-deductible health plan and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• People without health insurance
• People needing a medication not covered by their insurance
• People who wish to pay cash for their medications

A prescription discount card won't work for every medication but there is no cost to trying to use it to get a better price when buying prescription medications at the pharmacy.

Prescription Discount Cards - Downsides

Are there downsides to using a prescription drug card? The main downside to using a prescription savings card is that it does not work and no discount can be applied. Discount verification can take several minutes which can slow down the process at the pharmacy. Additionally, if the prescription discount card was not sent to the pharmacy with the prescription, one has to remember to present the drug discount card to the pharmacy staff when purchasing the medication to see if any discounts are available.

More Prescription Discount Card Information

• Prescription Discount Card - NIH

This is a prescription discount plan. This is NOT insurance nor a Medicare prescription drug plan. The range of prescription discounts provided under this discount plan will vary depending on the prescription and pharmacy where the prescription is purchased and can be up to 80% off the cash price. You are fully responsible for paying your prescriptions at the pharmacy at the time of service, but you will be entitled to receive a discount from the pharmacy in accordance with the specific pre-negotiated discounted rate schedule.

Last updated February 14, 2023. Given the evolving nature of medicine and science, this information might not be accurate and should not be construed as medical advice or diagnosis / treatment recommendations. Please consult a licensed medical provider if you have additional questions. Please call 911 immediately or go to the nearest emergency room if you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency.