Prescription Coverage Through Work
Managing prescription drug costs
The price of prescription drugs may be the largest health cost increase you face each year. Our pharmacy benefits and insurance plans have one main goal: to help you and your family spend less on prescription drugs.
With our pharmacy plans, you have two ways to save.
- Generic drugs – Generics generally work the same way brand-name drugs do, but typically cost less.
- Mail-order pharmacy – Many times, your cost share for a three-month supply of a drug bought through mail order will be the same as a cost share for a two-month supply at a retail pharmacy.
Pharmacy delivery options
If you take prescription medicine every month for a chronic condition, you know just how expensive it can be. We can help you manage these costs more effectively through our in-house pharmacy services: Aetna Rx Home Delivery® and Aetna Specialty Pharmacy®*.
Aetna Rx Home Delivery®
Quickly and easily fill prescriptions for conditions like arthritis, asthma, diabetes or high cholesterol. With this service you’ll enjoy:
- Lower negotiated costs for generic and brand-name drugs
- Convenient, consistent delivery to anywhere you choose
- Up to 90-day supplies, if approved
Learn more about Aetna Rx Home Delivery
Aetna Specialty Pharmacy
Specialty drugs — for conditions like multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, anemia or cancer — can be difficult to get used to. Our trained nurses and pharmacists will work with you to provide personalized clinical support, such as:
- Self-injection training
- Side-effect management
- Ongoing follow-up with doctors
- Coordination of home care
- Follow-up calls and outreach
Next step
Ask your company's benefits administrator for help in choosing the Aetna pharmacy plan that is right for you.
*Specialty medications through Aetna Specialty Pharmacy and the Specialty Pharmacy Network may not be available to California HMO members. Talk to your doctor about the appropriate way to get the specialty medications you need. Doctors may have agreed to dispense and administer these drugs to you themselves. Or they may write a prescription so you can fill them at any participating retail or mail-order pharmacy.
Health benefits and health insurance plans are offered and/or underwritten by Aetna Health Inc., Aetna Health of California Inc., Aetna Health Insurance Company of New York, Aetna Health Insurance Company and/or Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna). In Florida, by Aetna Health Inc. and/or Aetna Life Insurance Company. In Maryland, by Aetna Health Inc., 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06156. Each insurer has sole financial responsibility for its own products.
This material is for information only and is not an offer or invitation to contract. An application must be completed to obtain coverage. Rates and benefits vary by location. Health benefits and health insurance plans contain exclusions and limitations. Aetna receives rebates from drug manufacturers that may be taken into account in determining Aetna’s Preferred Drug List. Rebates do not reduce the amount a member pays the pharmacy for covered prescriptions. Aetna Rx Home Delivery refers to Aetna Rx Home Delivery, LLC, a subsidiary of Aetna Inc., which is a licensed pharmacy providing prescription services by mail. Aetna Specialty Pharmacy refers to Aetna Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, a subsidiary of Aetna Inc., which is a licensed pharmacy that operates through specialty pharmacy prescription fulfillment. Information is believed to be accurate as of the production date; however, it is subject to change.
Policy forms issued in OK include: HMO OK COC-5 09/07, HMO/OK GA-3 11/01, HMO OK POS RIDER 08/07, GR-23 and/or GR-29/GR-29N.
Program availability varies by funding arrangement, service area and underlying plan. For instance, the Aetna Healthy Actions program is only available to eligible self-funded employers. The Save a Copay program is currently not available for commercial fully insured members in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Washington and Wisconsin. (Members in excluded states are based on network service area for HMO plans and contract state for PPO based plans.)
For complete information on plans and products, including availability, details, and brochures, please contact Aetna or your broker.
