Aetna today declared that PillPack has joined its preferred Medicare pharmacy network for the year of 2017. Effective now, Aetna Medicare members can fill covered prescriptions via full-service mail order pharmacy of PillPack at preferred Medicare pharmacy network co-pay levels.
Medicare beneficiaries who take many daily medications know how complex it can be to sort several little pills into required daily doses, particularly when pills must be taken at different times of the day. For no extra cost to Aetna Medicare members, PillPack gives a special, personalized service that presorts medications into special daily – even hourly — packets and eradicates the complexity and worry of sorting medications. Members can visit pillpack.com to learn more and begin using this service.
“We need our members to take the medications their doctors prescribe, and our aim is to make that as simple as possible,” claimed Nancy Cocozza, president of Aetna Medicare. “This is a customer-friendly, customer-focused service that we’re delighted to bring to our members at no extra cost, as part of our preferred network for the year of 2017.”
Aetna today declared that PillPack has joined its preferred Medicare pharmacy network for the year of 2017. PillPack provides a range of services to assist make filling and managing prescriptions more convenient. Customers get a personalized, recyclable dispenser with pre-sorted medication packets, delivered either monthly or bi-weekly. Medications that can’t be placed into packets such as liquids, insulin and inhalers are also supported and shipped straightly to the member’s door. Shipments are free and involve medication labels that elaborate what each medication is and how it should be taken. PillPack coordinates refills and guarantees the free shipment of entire medications on time, every time. Customers can email, call or chat with their PillPack pharmacist any time (24/7) to inquire queries or clarify instructions.
“PillPack is developed to make it simple and convenient for individuals to take medications as prescribed, without missing doses or skipping days,” stated TJ Parker, CEO and co-founder of PillPack, “Aetna members now have a new, easiest way to fill prescriptions and take better control of their day-to-day health.”
New and existing members of Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) of Aetna plans and standalone Part D Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) can now take benefit of the PillPack delivery and service model while paying Aetna’s preferred pricing for prescription drugs. Existing PillPack customers who are Aetna Medicare members will automatically get these lower co-pays (as low as $1 in few plans) as part of their Aetna benefits.
“Whether Aetna Medicare members engage in a stand-alone PDP plan or a MAPD plan, they can save money by filling their prescriptions at PillPack, or more than 22,000 other preferred pharmacies involving Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, Costco, Albertson’s, Winn Dixie, Safeway and others,” Ms. Cocozza claimed.
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