Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan

From Pharmacy Drug Guide

The Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan may reduce the cost of prescription medications for those eligible for Medicare Part D.^[1] As a stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP), it provides additional prescription drug coverage to the standard Medicare benefit plan. Cost savings are available when using the plan's preferred pharmacies, including those at Walmart, Sam's Club, Walmart Neighborhood Market and Walmart Express. Prescriptions may also be ordered for mail delivery through Humana’s RightSource Rx. Co-payments for generic prescription medications can be as low as $1.^[2] Some generics ordered through RightSourceRx are free.^[3]

Contents 1 About Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan 2 About Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan 3 How to Sign up for Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan 4 References

About Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan

According to Humana Inc., a Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan can, with the monthly premium of $15.10, save participants money on copays and cost-shares. The company maintains that the Humana Walgreen prescription plan provides the lowest stand-alone Medicare Part D plan premium available in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

• Eligibility - Beneficiaries of Medicare Part A and/or Part B of Original Medicare are eligible to join this prescription savings plan.^[1] This includes anyone aged 65 or older, as well as individuals with disabilities who qualify for Medicare coverage.^[6]
• Benefits - The program provides savings on more than 1,500 generic drugs, as well as brand-name prescriptions.^[7] A full listing of medications covered within the plan is available at the Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan website.^[8]
• Costs - The monthly premium is $15.10 per individual enrollee.

Medications covered under the plan are divided into four tiers:

• Tier One: These "preferred" generic drugs cost $1 at Walmart or Sam's Club, $10 at non-preferred network pharmacies and are free when mail-ordered through RightSourceRx.
• Tier Two: These "non-preferred" generic drugs cost $5 at Walmart or Sam's Club, $12 at non-preferred network pharmacies and are free when ordered from RightSourceRx.
• Tier Three: These "preferred" brand-name drugs cost 20% coinsurance at Walmart or Sam's Club, 37% from non-preferred network pharmacies and 20% through 'RightSourceRx.
• Tier Four: These "non-preferred" brand name drugs cost 35% coinsurance at Walmart or Sam's Club, 40% coinsurance from non-preferred network pharmacies and 35% through 'RightSourceRx.^[4]

Patients may purchase medicines at Sam's club without having to become members.

About Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan

How to Sign up for Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan

Annual enrollments for the Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan began on October 15, 2011 and continue through December 7, 2011 for 2012 coverage. ^[9] Interested applicants may sign up by telephone, online or at one of the 3,000 informational kiosks in Walmart stores.

• To sign up by telephone, patients can call 1-800-899-0441. TTY services are available by calling 711 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 7 days a week.
• Humana Walmart online enrollment is available at the Humana, Walmart and Medicare websites.^{[10] [11] [12]}
• Humana representatives are available at Humana kiosks in selected Walmart locations.

Also See: AAA Prescription Savings Program, Walgreens Prescription Club, CVS ExtraCare Program, Patient Assistance Programs, Drug Coupons, Novartis Patient Assistance Programs, Eli Lilly Patient Assistance Programs, Pfizer Patient Assistance Programs

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} http://www.humana-medicare.com/humana-medicare-plans/medicare-drug-plan.asp
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} http://health.walmart.com/RxPlan/
3. ↑ http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mzk3NzMzfENoaWxkSUQ9NDA0MjAxfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} http://www.humana-medicare.com/humana-medicare-plans/humana-walmart-preferred-rx-plan.asp?KC=0305046175
5. ↑ http://www.humana-medicare.com/humana-medicare-plans/humana-walmart-preferred-rx-plan.asp
6. ↑ http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mzk3NzMzfENoaWxkSUQ9NDA0MjAxfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1
7. ↑ http://www.humana-medicare.com/humana-medicare-plans/medicare-part-d-plans.asp
8. ↑ http://www.humana-medicare.com/benefitsummary/2011pdfs/WMTPDP1PDG11337C.pdf
9. ↑ http://walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/10713.aspx
10. ↑ http://www.humana-medicare.com
11. ↑ http://www.walmart.com/rxplan
12. ↑ http://www.medicare.gov