UA prescription drug benefit changes

August 23, 2011

University Relations

Effective July 1, 2011, University of Alaska health plan members can save money on maintenance prescription drugs by taking advantage of CVS Caremark’s mail order program.

UA has contracted with CVS Caremark to provide the prescription drug portion of our benefit plan. CVS Caremark offers both retail and mail order as options to obtain your medications. However, as of July 1, 2011, the mail order option became much more attractive. You can still purchase maintenance prescription drugs at your local pharmacy, but copays will be higher. If it makes sense for you, the university encourages you to consider the mail-order option for maintenance drugs.

A brochure with more information is available online (PDF).