UA prescription drug benefit changes
August 23, 2011
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).