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Ohio's Best Rx Program


What:  A prescription drug discount card program

Who:  ●  Ohio residents
           ●  Without current prescription drug insurance
                   coverage & no coverage within last 4 months
           ●  Aged 60 and over or
           ●  Any age with income less than 250% of the
                  federal poverty level ($23,940 (single) &
                  $32,100 (family of two))
           ● 
OK to have both Ohio's Best Rx and other
                  discount cards

How:  ●  No cost to apply nor to enroll
           ●  Participants will pay the lesser of the
                  Ohio's Best Rx price (after the discount)
                  or the pharmacist's usual cost
           ●  The amount of the discount will vary
                  depending on the prescription and the
                  usual cost at that pharmacy.
           ●  The pharmacist will be able to tell each
                   participant the cost at the time the
                   prescription is presented to be filled, or
           ●  Call 1-866-923-7879 or
           ●  Go to:  www.ohiobestrx.com
           ●  There is also a mail order option
           ●  Re-apply after one year
 

Application Forms: 
           ● 
Call:    1-866-923-7879 or
           ●  Go to:  Ohiobestrx Website Application or
           ● 
Write:  Ohio's Best Rx Program
                               P.O. Box 408
                               Twinsburg, Ohio 44087-0408

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What is Best Rx?


Best Rx is designed to pass on to program participants most of the savings associated with negotiated drug prices and manufacturer rebates.  Rather than paying a participating pharmacy's usual charge to an individual with no drug insurance coverage, a Best Rx participant will pay the "Best Rx price." 

This price will be at the average of what the state employee and state retiree health plans would pay for that prescription, minus any rebate offered to the program by the manufacturer of the drug.  There will be small additional fees to cover the pharmacist's professional services and the administration of the program. 

     Drug Discount Programs
       Comparison Chart (6/2004)


     Ohio's Best Rx FAQs

     Ohio Best Rx Brochure