In an effort to fight the rapidly rising costs of prescription drugs, the Trust’s therapeutically based prescription plan includes a “Tier 0”. For the highly cost-effective medications under Tier 0, you pay nothing when using a Group Health Options network pharmacy.

Tier 0 drugs are medications that have been proven to be safe and effective for many people, and can provide similar benefits to other more expensive brand and generic drugs at a substantially lower price.

Prescriptions under Tier 0 currently include:

• Cholesterol lowering medications (Simvastatin)
• Proton pump inhibitors (Prilosec OTC, with physician prescription)
• Non-sedating antihistamines (generic Claritin, Loratadine and Loratadine D)
• Metformin
• Lancets

What you can do:

• Talk to your doctor about appropriate medication choices for your condition.
• If your physician believes that you are one of the majority of patients appropriately treated with one of the $0 co-payment drugs listed above, ask him or her for a written prescription, even if the medication is over-the-counter.
• Pick up your prescription at one of the Group Health Options network pharmacies— at no cost to you!

Your cooperation helps us all continue to fight the high cost of prescription drugs.

Find out more about your Prescription Coverage

Questions? Call Group Health Customer Service at (888) 901-4636.