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"Cost is one of the biggest reasons people don't take their medications," said Health Alliance Chief Medical Officer Robert Parker, MD. "If we can eliminate cost as a barrier, then our members will be healthier, which leads to a cost savings for both them and the health plan."
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Pharmacies are placed in levels based on their preferred status with Health Alliance. The higher the level a pharmacy is, the more savings members enjoy when filling prescriptions there.
Rxtra is composed of three tiers:
A complete listing of drugs available at $0 copayment can be found at https://healthalliance.org/Rxtra/.
Health Alliance Medical Plans is a leading provider-sponsored health insurer in the Midwest, administering health plans for more than 310,000 members in Illinois and Iowa. Health Alliance is named one of "America's Best Health Plans" in the most recent U.S. News and World Report and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) rankings of commercial and Medicare health plans. Additionally, in recognition of its exceptional commitment to quality, Health Alliance has maintained the highest accreditation possible from NCQA for its HMO, POS and Medicare HMO plans since 1997.
-- Primary--the current Health Alliance network pharmacies. When Health Alliance members go to these locations, they continue to pay for prescriptions based on their current copayment structure. -- Preferred--$0 copayment for hundreds of commonly used medications. -- Preferred Plus--in addition to the free medications offered at the Preferred level, members also receive the cholesterol and asthma medications Simvastatin, Pravastatin Sodium and Ventolin HFA, free. Preferred Plus chain pharmacies include:
SOURCE Health Alliance Medical Plans
