Comments on: Apps Could Mean Cheaper Prescription Drugs at Your Fingertips

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:02:58 +0000

Please also note insurance companies often make deals with drug manufacturers to get special pricing on medications which force you to use that medication or pay huge co-pays.

By: The_Mick

The_Mick — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:29:04 +0000

In Maryland, the State Teachers Pension does NOT include health insurance. So when countywide union contracts are negotiated, the teachers themselves vote to have some payroll money set aside for long-county-service teachers who retired from their county to get 60%-85% (depending on the county) subsidized good, low-copay health insurance for life (at 65 it becomes Medicare supplemental, prescription, dental and vision insurance) which typically costs retirees in the neighborhood of $160/month/person. The incentive for the teachers to maintain the program so I can count on it for life is that the teachers know they’ll be retired one day – just as I did when I worked and voted every contract to take a hit in my pay for retirees. In an era when healthcare costs can destroy retirement comfort, that’s a wonderful program that few employees could organize without a union!

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:28:36 +0000

Tried the GoodRx app on Android – it didn’t work. Nice try

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:06:59 +0000

The National Health Service isn’t perfect but at least we’re spared having to shop around – prescriptions are either free or cost £7.65 (around $11.50) regardless of drug or amount prescribed. No charge for hospital stays and operations either.

By: Jane Mantini

Jane Mantini — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:17:51 +0000

pharmacies will not be able to tell you a price if you have a Prescription D plan without a written prescription and physicians are now doing e prescriptions via Fax so it is difficult to shop for a cheaper drug if you are on prescription D plan

By: Jane Terrell

Jane Terrell — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:57:45 +0000

I was unable to get prices for prescriptions over the phone or in person at our pharmacies. I was told they cannot give prices for medication unless I ordered it . 2 different pharmacies told me that. I was surprised your reporters had gotten a quote over the phone. How else would you try to save money if you can’t shop around for medications?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:54:20 +0000

Bought 180 days of 80mg lipitor generic from healthwarehouse.com for $66. I only need 40mg and split the pill. Cost per day equals 18.4 cents or $5.52 per month. This is way cheaper that the prices in the news broadcast where the cheapest 30 day was $15.