This Bottle of Pills Costs $20 in One State and $130 in Another

The first drug mentioned, generic Nexium, is available with a GoodRx coupon in Kentucky at Walgreens for $18 to the patient.

The second drug mentioned, generic Gleevec, which they say costs ~$3000 in the cheapest state (Washington), is $700 to the patient with a GoodRx coupon.

Seriously...if you have any prescriptions, check GoodRx. Even if you have good insurance, check GoodRx. I've often found that it was cheaper to NOT use my insurance and instead use GoodRx, because the GoodRx price was less than my insurance co-pay.

Also always check Walmart. They have a very good selection of generics available at $4/30 day or $10/180 day, no coupon or insurance needed.

GoodRx includes Walmart and if the Walmart generic price is cheaper than the GoodRx coupon price it will tell you.

The only annoyance I've run into with GoodRx is that the prices can vary quit a bit from pharmacy to pharmacy. For example, that generic Nexium from the article is $18 at Walgreens, $25 at Kroger, $32 at Walmart, $47 at CVS and Target. Which pharmacy has the best price varies from drug to drug, so if you want the minimum price and you have several subscription you might end up having each at a different pharmacy.

The company I work for charges wildly different prices from one town over to the next.

Highway robbery :_(