Obtaining your prescriptions just got easier
Use CVS Caremark’s convenient mobile app to refill prescriptions, check order statuses, drug coverage and find local pharmacies in your network.
Prescription Drug Coverage through CVS Caremark Overview
Obtaining your prescriptions just got easier
If you have enrolled in any one of our three Aetna Health plans, your pharmacy benefits coverage will be managed by CVS Caremark, one of the country’s leading pharmacy benefit solutions. CVS Caremark is able to negotiate the biggest discounts with the major pharmaceutical brands. These savings are passed on to you, as you will generally pay a percentage of the total cost of drugs.
CVS Caremark allows for the purchase of prescription drugs at one of the broadest network of participating pharmacy’s – not just CVS but also Target, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Walmart, and thousands more.
Prescription drug costs under this plan are broken into four tiers:
- Preventative – covered at 100%
- Generic – off-patent drugs at the lowest cost.
- Formulary – patented drugs with a special discount arrangement with CVS Caremark
- Non-Formulary – these are patented drugs with no special discount. Generally new to market and sold at the highest cost possible.
To save on prescription drugs, ask your doctor if a generic or formulary choice exists for your condition. You may also utilize Caremark’s mail order drug services which provide a 90 day supply for the price of a 60 day supply. If you don’t want your drugs shipped to your home you may also have them shipped to a local CVS for pick up.
For those who are taking regular medications to treat an ongoing condition, such as arthritis and high blood pressure, our step therapy program may you to take a generic medication before you can move onto a higher cost brand-name medication. If you have questions about step therapy, contact Caremark.
Questions on specific covered drugs, want to view if your drug has a formulary or generic option? Call 1-866-240-4921 or log on to www.caremark.com or download Caremark’s great iPhone or Android apps.