Is this another data harvesting play? Why would insurance companies give GoodRx a piece of their revenue? They all have their own PBMs.
Why would a pharmacy give them a piece of their revenue? They can just charge $0.01 less to the patient and not have to pay a commission to GoodRx.
I was subscribed an otic cream that cost over $200 when the pharmacist told me there were similar, slightly less effective drops for $50. I spent 2 hours at the pharmacy calling back to my physician and waiting to try to get the prescription changed. Most don't have that time flexibility to do that.
I think the pharmacist regretted telling me, as it was such a pain to get the prescription changed with my Dr.
Imagine if your car mechanic recommended a fix but had no idea what the parts would cost. And the difference between two perfectly suitable parts could be the equivalent of half of someone’s paycheck.
My doc could certainly use the same site I do to check. Her EMR could certainly check.
My doc will sit there with me as I look up prices and compare cheaper meds. I just wish it was faster to save both our time.
I'm all for generics, but I'd like the government to do its part to protect the health and safety of the citizenry. (And no, I don't believe big pharma is being honest.)
For many ailments there are five or six different drugs suited for the job. Goodrx helps me pick the most affordable.
Interesting. I wonder if this is because you're an ER doc and work in a hospital? Every doctor I know who sees patients in an office has to deal with sales reps.
It'd be interesting to see a couple worked examples of why their prices end up lower.
In many cases, that's not going to make financial sense.
The real answer is the forbid these rebates and force drug companies to sell at a reasonable price. That is why Medicare prevents this kind of scheme. Also California recently restricts rebates on generic medicines. I have an essential drug due to my dialysis that became generic. I used to get a $85/month copay subsidy from the drug manufacturer. When it became generic, the copay became $10. You should have seen how hard they drug company employees were trying to push me to complain to state legislators about this.
Getting an antiviral for early flu symptoms is much better when it takes 5 minutes for a prescription rather than a day or two for an appointment plus a few hours.
Similarly for UTI prescriptions or doing a strep throat test and course of antibiotics.
If we can avoid all the “no brainer” visits then that frees up healthcare for more important stuff.
In any case, I'll never use their service(s).
Price comparison sites is not a new thing?