A must-have despite some flaws
Despite some flaws, OptumPerks often finds — and the pharmacy accepts — by far the lowest price. And I check LOTS of drug discount apps and cards. This alone earns it five stars despite some flaws.
Another Plus: There is a symbol on saved coupons that alerts you if the price has gone up since you saved it. Also, the app is easy to use, and doesn’t try to lure you into for-a-fee additional-benefits programs.
Cons: I’ve had a couple instances where the pharmacy wouldn’t accept the stated price. Also, for some of the stores, often with the best prices, they give you a corporate name instead of the pharmacy’s public name, and don’t point out if the pharmacy has a restricted clientele. (A little Googling, and sometimes a phone call, solve those issues pretty quickly, and again it’s worth it because these places often have really good prices.)
Another downside is that they don’t seem to include any Kroger or Kroger owned pharmacy. On a related note, sometimes the lowest costs are at Albertsons-owned stores, which will likely be merged into Kroger given that the Trump administration isn’t likely to continue the Biden FTC’s opposition to the merger as bad for consumers .)
Another Plus: There is a symbol on saved coupons that alerts you if the price has gone up since you saved it. Also, the app is easy to use, and doesn’t try to lure you into for-a-fee additional-benefits programs.
Cons: I’ve had a couple instances where the pharmacy wouldn’t accept the stated price. Also, for some of the stores, often with the best prices, they give you a corporate name instead of the pharmacy’s public name, and don’t point out if the pharmacy has a restricted clientele. (A little Googling, and sometimes a phone call, solve those issues pretty quickly, and again it’s worth it because these places often have really good prices.)
Another downside is that they don’t seem to include any Kroger or Kroger owned pharmacy. On a related note, sometimes the lowest costs are at Albertsons-owned stores, which will likely be merged into Kroger given that the Trump administration isn’t likely to continue the Biden FTC’s opposition to the merger as bad for consumers .)
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