As health care professionals, you can encourage your patients — our Medicare Advantage members with Independence Blue Cross (IBX) prescription drug coverage — to save money by filling their prescriptions at preferred pharmacies.
Currently, Tier 1 and 2 prescriptions (which include generic drugs) have lower copayments when filled at preferred pharmacies.
Effective January 1, 2026, Medicare Advantage patients with individual IBX coverage will pay $0 for Tier 1 and 2 prescriptions at preferred pharmacies. At standard (non-preferred) pharmacies, our members will have copayment amounts that vary by plan.
CVS
| Acme
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Giant
| Costco
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Sam's Club
| Sav-on Pharmacy
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ShopRite
| Walgreens
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Target
| Walmart
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Wegmans
| Other independent pharmacies
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Select independent pharmacies
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Your patients (our members) can find a preferred pharmacy through the IBX pharmacy locator.
Practices can see lower cost medication options on many electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
Through our contracted mail-order pharmacy, OptumRx® Home Delivery, members can get their prescriptions shipped to their home at the same cost-sharing they would pay if they filled them at a preferred pharmacy.
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