Easy Ways to Save on Prescriptions
To help you protect your health and lower your costs, most BCBSRI Medicare Advantage plans1 offer pharmacy
benefits. Here’s how to maximize your savings.
1. Start right away with a $0 pharmacy deductible.
You don’t have to pay anything up front before your prescriptions are covered.
2. Pay lower prices by using preferred retail pharmacies.
You’ll get $0 generic drugs and low copays on brand name drugs by using Preferred Retail Pharmacies, including CVS Pharmacy®, Stop & Shop, Walmart, PillPack, and independent pharmacies throughout Rhode Island.
3. Enjoy the convenience of mail order.
With Preferred Mail Order, you’ll pay $0 for a 90-day supply of many generic drugs and have them delivered.2 Call our Medicare Concierge team at (401) 277-2958 or 1-800-267-0439 (TTY: 711) for more information on mail order options.
4. Get vaccinated for $0.
With your pharmacy benefit, you can get vaccines to protect against flu, COVID-19, RSV, pneumonia, shingles, and other diseases.
5. Use our preferred insulin program.
You pay $20 for a 30-day supply or $50 for a 90-day supply. Copays will not increase, even through the coverage gap. To find a list of preferred insulins, log in to myBCBSRI.com.
Get Paxlovid for $0.
If you have COVID-19 and your provider prescribes Paxlovid, you can still get it for $0 by enrolling in Pfizer's patient assistance program. Before you fill your prescription, call 1-877-219-7225 or visit paxlovid.com/paxcess.
Please note: If you get Paxlovid without enrolling in the program, you'll have to pay some of the costs.
1All BCBSRI Medicare Advantage plans except BlueCHiP for Medicare Core include prescription drug coverage.
2Pay $0 copay for a 90-day supply of many generic drugs in Tiers 1 & 2. Your actual savings depend on the drugs you take. Available with all plans except BlueCHiP for Medicare Core.