Like many people these days, I'm underinsured and struggling to pay for medication. My asthma medicine especially, generic Symbicort, often comes in at $200 or more even with coupons and discounts, for a one month supply.
The good Rx site said I could get this medicine for $36 at Jewel Osco. I had my doctor transfer my prescription and took the coupon over - and it was over $200. Trying my goodrx gold subscription didn't help.
GoodRx said my other medication, generic Patanase, would cost $38 at Walgreens. Again I had my doctor transfer the prescription and took the coupon there... and it came in at over $90. And again, my paid membership didn't help.
According to this article, good RX makes a profit from the pharmacies who accept their program. They made millions in 2018.
https://www.spectrumequity.com/news/cnbc-how-goodrx-built-a-28-billion-business-by-helping-consumers-find-drug-discounts
I don't appreciate them playing games with my health and wasting the time of myself, my doctors, and my pharmacists! There's a name for what they're doing. It's called Bait and Switch, and it's illegal.
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