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Introducing the FamilyWize Prescription Savings Program 

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Trinity Health has partnered with FamilyWize to implement an electronic prescription savings program. 

 

How Does The FamilyWize Program Help Our Patients Afford Their Medications? 

Since 2005, FamilyWize has acted like a large consumer buying group, passing on discounted medication prices via their free card and mobile app.  They have helped over 10 million people save more than $1 billion!  But there is more work to do: 

 

  • 31.8 million people still have no health insurance 

  • 57 percent of Americans report taking potentially dangerous steps to curb high medication costs 

  • 8.6 million people have purchased insurance with a high deductible  

 

That’s why we have this new Prescription Safety Net strategy that helps our patients more easily afford their medications. A key part of our strategy is the integration of FamilyWize's emRxcel into our NextGen Healthcare EHRs.  emRxcel helps pharmacists apply the free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card to our patients’ prescriptions, ensuring that they pay the lowest possible price and increase their chances of remaining adherent.  

 

If You Use NextGen - What It Means For You 

Throughout the course of your day, you write multiple prescriptions for Trinity patients. When you fill out a prescription form in NextGen, the system will automatically add the Free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card information into the “Notes” section. This will occur without any action on your part and will encourage the pharmacy to apply the FamilyWize discounted price to that prescription.   

 

 

 

 

If a patient expresses concern over their prescription drug costs, please: 

  • Let them know that the FamilyWize Prescription Safety Net program is there to support them. Even if the patient qualifies for Medicare or Medicaid prescription coverage, those prices still apply. The FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card is automatically applied to all prescriptions submitted via NextGen 

  • Reference the QuickRx Guide (more details below) to check current prices of frequently prescribed medications 

 

Please take a few minutes to review the information below for additional resources. 

 

Training and Additional Resources 

If you use NextGen, we’ve also created a specific page where you can easily access and share all of the resources from FamilyWize, located here. Here’s what you’ll find:  

 

Educational Tools 

  • Watch a training video to learn more about the resources that FamilyWize offers to patients of Trinity Health clinics. Videos are available for NextGen, Cerner, and Athena systems 

 

QuickRx Guide 

  • Sign up to review an updated QuickRx Guide in your email inbox every two weeks 

 

Print a Card 

  • Quickly and easily download and print a Free FamilyWize Prescription Discount Card at any time – and for anyone to use 

 

Please bookmark this page so you can easily find it to answer any questions about the FamilyWize Prescription Safety Net program. Thank you for your participation in this program and for all that you do for your community and our patients!  

 

If You Do Not Use NextGen – What It Means For You 

In the near future, we will integrate emRxcel into our other EHRs. In the meantime, your patients can still benefit from the program! If a patient expresses concern about affording their prescription medications, please: 

  • Reference the QuickRx Guide (more details below) to check current prices of frequently prescribed medications 

 

More Info & Resources 

If you need more information about FamilyWize, emRxcel, or the Trinity Health Prescription Safety Net strategy, you can visit this page at any time. You can also visit the page to download physical copies of the FamilyWize Discount Drug Card for your patients.