A 90 day supply of my 3 generic drugs using GoodRx is cheaper than 30 day supply using insurance.
I've brought a GoodRX coupon to the pharmacy a couple of times, and every single time it's been cheaper with my insurance (which isn't anything special).
The last time I did this, I was also puzzled to hear the pharmacist say that they "already had my GoodRX coupon in the system". I thought the coupon would be unique for each medication.
Theoretically your insurer should provide that via some sort of online portal, but in my experience the usability of such tools has always been terrible.
Prescription benefit managers like Medco/ExpressScript have offered such options for years...Not sure what the GoodRX angle is.
I don't know anything about the competitors, but do they have as frictionless of a UX?
(Their customer service blows, though.)
I’m not talking about copays. My insurance doesn’t have a coppay until I hit the deductible. I’m paying cash for the drugs.
If you're paying cash outside of insurance coverage, it's not counting towards the deductible or annual out-of-pocket max, which screws you if you have significant other healthcare costs.
That's pretty normal, even with traditional insurance, and has been for at least 20 years.
For a medicine I take, it's $28 for a 30-day supply, and $25 for a 90-day supply. The catch is that the non-SV insurance companies usually require that you get the 90-day supply by mail. Perhaps this is where GoodRx has an advantage.