Pharmacy discount card programs could save patients millions of dollars

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A nationally representative study found that at least one out of five prescriptions for commonly prescribed generic medications were cheaper through Amazon Prime or GoodRx Gold discount cards compared to actual out-of-pocket (OOP) payments made by patients.

card pricing for various vulnerable subgroups like the uninsured and those in the no coverage phase. The findings are published inResearchers from University of Toledo Colege of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences compared OOP payments obtained from 2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to 2023 counterfactual discount card pricing for 20 commonly prescribed generic medications.

They estimated the proportion and extent of OOP payments exceeding Amazon and GoodRx discount card pricing benchmarks . Results indicate that OOP payments made by patients exceeded Amazon and GoodRx prices for about 20% and 43% of prescriptions evaluated, respectively. Proportion of excess OOP payment was 40% and 79% for prescriptions assumed to be in the no coverage phase, respectively.

Lastly, the estimated cumulative OOP cost-savings, assuming patients obtained their medications using Amazon and GoodRx discount cards, amount to approximately $969 million and $1.83 billion, respectively.

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