Drug pricing through Caremark
When you enroll in a Blue Shield plan that offers pharmacy benefits, it's easy to find pricing information.
Personal or small business coverage
If you have coverage on your own (through an Individual & Family Plan, including Covered California) or coverage through the small business you work for, you can get estimated drug pricing information and locate a pharmacy.
Rx Ultra network
This estimate is based on a common plan design using the Blue Shield Standard Drug Formulary, and the Rx Ultra pharmacy network, which is available for Individual and Family Plans (including Covered California), and Small Business employers.
Refer to your Summary of Benefits
This link doesn’t provide drug coverage information. For that, see our Drug formularies page. Caremark provides drug cost estimates based on Blue Shield’s most popular plans. Your actual drug costs may differ depending on the plan you or your employer select. Refer to your Summary of Benefits document to calculate your true drug cost.
Coverage through an employer or group plan
This Caremark tool helps you calculate estimated drug pricing information and locate a pharmacy near you. It also shows you how much you could save if your employer group chooses the Rx Spectrum pharmacy network.
Rx Spectrum network
The Rx Spectrum pharmacy network offers preferred member cost sharing for prescriptions at select participating retail pharmacies. Retail pharmacies with preferred cost sharing will be noted as “Preferred” in the drug pricing tool. These pharmacies include CVS, CVS Pharmacy at Target, Costco, Safeway, and Vons.
Calculating the estimate
This estimate is based on a common plan design using the Blue Shield Plus Drug Formulary, and the Rx Spectrum pharmacy network, which is available for Large Group and select Small Business employers.
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