TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ScriptSave, which provides prescription savings solutions and cards for
the uninsured, underinsured, and insured, has launched a new mobile
health application, ScriptSave® WellRx, to put prescription savings
directly into the hands of consumers.
“Rising costs for prescription medications combined with the increasing
number of health benefit designs that include higher out of pocket spend
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have placed a bigger financial burden on the patient,” said Dr. Marcus
Sredzinski, COO and Executive Vice President, ScriptSave. “This
financial hardship can in turn lead to poor medication adherence and
compliance. We are excited to offer ScriptSave WellRx as a tool to help
consumers stay on their medication therapy for better health outcomes.”
The ScriptSave WellRx mobile app allows consumers to search and compare
prescription drug prices, locate pharmacies, and receive immediate
savings at the register on both generic and brand prescription
medications. ScriptSave WellRx is accepted nationwide at more than
62,000 participating pharmacies. Savings can be applied to prescription
medications for the entire family – even pets.
Based on a recent survey by Consumer Reports, 33 percent of Americans
were paying an average of $39 more out of pocket for their regular
prescription medications over the last 12 months alone, and 10 percent
were paying as much as an extra $100.1 The same report
stated, “Nearly 40 percent of people in this situation cut at least one
corner with their medication in order to save money.”
As a result, medication adherence continues to be a significant area of
concern in terms of its impact on both cost and quality of care. An
estimated $291 billion annually in largely avoidable healthcare costs
are attributed to non-adherence.2 ScriptSave WellRx supports
consumers in directing their own care, ensuring they have the tools
necessary to make informed choices, and adhere to effective, prescribed
medicines.
“We built ScriptSave WellRx to deliver on the company’s long-standing
commitment to improving the lives of our customers,” said Paige Berger,
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, ScriptSave. “ScriptSave
is uniquely positioned to create real change and deliver meaningful
prescription savings solutions due in large part to our dynamic
partnerships with industry-leading organizations and nationally-based
pharmacies who share our focus on caring for customers.”
Direct-to-consumer advertising and other market forces have fueled
demand for drugs regardless of insurance coverage, and consumers
continue to seek out pharmacies and discount programs to ease the cost
burden. ScriptSave WellRx leverages some of the most advanced
technology, pharmacy expertise and customer service experience in the
industry to help close gaps in healthcare and navigate the consumer to
the best prescription coverage.
Feature enhancements scheduled for 2016 will allow patients to learn
about possible drug interactions, ask a pharmacist about
medication-specific questions, and receive reliable medication reminders
and timely refill alerts to ensure adherence to medication regimen.
The mobile health application is an expansion of ScriptSave’s existing
prescription savings initiatives and the original ScriptSave WellRx
product, which launched seven years ago as the wellrx.com website. The
ScriptSave WellRx prescription savings card and tools are available at wellrx.com,
and the mobile app is available as a free download on the Apple
App Store and on the Android Google
Play Store.
About ScriptSave:
For more than two decades, Medical Security Card Company (MSC) LLC,
(d/b/a ScriptSave) has been closing the gaps in healthcare and
prescription coverage with innovative savings programs for the
uninsured, underinsured, and insured. A member of the MedImpact
Healthcare Systems, Inc. family of companies, ScriptSave is committed to
reducing out-of-pocket drug costs so consumers can afford to fill
prescriptions, follow prescribed regimens, and enjoy better health
outcomes. For more information, go to www.scriptsave.com.
1 Consumer Reports accessed online: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/08/are-you-paying-more-for-your-meds/index.htm
2
Bosworth HB. Medication adherence: making the case for increased
awareness. National Consumers League. Available at http://scriptyourfuture.org/wp-content/themes/cons/m/Script_Your_Future_Briefing_Paper.pdf1.
Accessed March 2015
Contacts
Medical Security Card Company LLC
Paige Berger
Executive Vice
President
Marketing and Sales
520-239-4067