True Rx Health Strategists, the Indiana-based pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company whose clinically-trained staff cares for hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide, launched a patient-driven collaboration with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (Cost Plus Drugs). 

The collaboration’s objective is to lower what Mark Cuban has called the “ridiculous” cost of prescription drugs, transcend the currently inflexible model burdening the pharma industry, ensure that drug pricing is fair and transparent, and that patient needs are prioritized first. 

Through this collaboration, True Rx Health Strategists patients now have access to purchase medications through Cost Plus Drugs as an in-network mail pharmacy option, with savings passed to patients and their employers. Additional patient-centered benefits of this collaboration with Cost Plus Drugs include:

• True Rx Health Strategists patients will now save up to 60 percent on the cost of their medication
• Every drug available from Cost Plus Drugs is transparently priced: the actual cost of the drug paid by the company, plus 15% and a dispensing fee and a shipping fee

“Our relationship with Cost Plus Drugs helps to lower the staggering cost of prescription medications and overcome the confusion that makes it difficult for employers to manage their own costs,” said True Rx Health Strategists’ CEO Mark Williams, a fourth-generation leader in the family pharmacy business. “As Health Strategists, we are a new patient-centric category in pharmacy benefits. We pay attention to every patient's health story to optimize results while lowering costs. Our collaboration with Cost Plus Drugs is another way we are helping to ensure that employee health is prioritized over profits.”

In addition to the patient benefits, employers will now benefit from the True Rx Health Strategist/Cost Plus Drugs collaboration as they can:

• Provide employees with deeper pharmacy savings, with more options, transparency and honest, no-nonsense pricing.
• Offer 100% human support through True Rx Health Strategists as it has replaced automated patient support with a commitment to phone calls answered by a caring team in 30 seconds. This genuine patient care has resulted in a 4.9 of 5 patient satisfaction rating.
• Prioritize patient health over profits through a patient-centric approach.

“How we do business matters,” adds True Rx Health Strategists’ Chief Strategy Officer Adrienne LaBorwit. “Whether it's a hand-written note from our Patient Support Team, or going the extra mile to find a way for a patient to afford their specialty medication, we are here to provide genuine care for our patients and support for employers when they need it most. Providing additional drug cost savings through the collaboration with Cost Plus Drugs is one more demonstration of putting our patients first. ” 

For more information on how the relationship between Cost Plus Drugs and True Rx Health Strategists can benefit your company, visit: https://landing.truerx.com/cost-plus-drugs.