Prescription Coverage
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, you may have concerns about accessing prescription medications - especially if you or loved ones have a chronic or complex condition. CVS Caremark® and University Health Services (UHS) pharmacy are taking steps to protect faculty, staff, and retiree access to medication and we encourage you to refill maintenance medications with a 90-day supply or up to the plan maximum. Please contact UHS Pharmacy at 814-865-9321 or CVS Caremark at 844-462-0203 with any questions.
- All pharmacies, including University Health Services pharmacy, will temporarily override the "refill too soon" rejection for 30-day prescriptions to ensure that all faculty, staff, and non-Medicare retirees enrolled in either the Aetna PPO Plan or the Aetna PPO Savings Plan will have adequate supplies of medication. Please note that Schedule II narcotics cannot be mailed.
- University Health Services pharmacy is open for business for all faculty, staff, and retirees enrolled in the Aetna PPO Plan, the Aetna PPO Savings Plan, or the Highmark Freedom Blue Medicare Plan.
- Announced on 03/23/2020 via Penn State Today (Click here to read full article): UHS will no longer allow walk-ins, but rather offer curbside delivery service to reduce the potential for person-to-person contact during the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Curbside delivery will be offered Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Patients will wait in designated pharmacy parking spots in the Eisenhower Parking Deck and call the dedicated phone number posted for patients when in the garage waiting; for larger vehicles there will be additional outside parking spots available across from the Eisenhower Parking Deck
- A UHS Pharmacy customer service representative will deliver the prescription to the vehicle
- All prescription costs and/or copays will be placed on patient accounts
- The patient will receive a bill in the mail to avoid exchange of money or credit cards
- Service is available to all who receive prescriptions from UHS Pharmacy, including undergraduate/graduate students, faculty, staff, and retirees
- For faculty, staff, and graduate students who receive prescriptions via campus mail, and may be working remotely, please contact UHS Pharmacy at 814-865-9321 to change the mailing address to your home address, or you are welcome to use curbside delivery
- The pharmacy can only mail to Pennsylvania and Florida residents
- Please note that Schedule II narcotics cannot be mailed
- For questions, please call UHS directly at 814-865-9321, or visit UHS Pharmacy webpage
New Preventive Drug List - 2020 | ||||
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PPO Savings Plan - No Deductible, Coinsurance Only PPO Plan - Lower Coinsurance |
View Preventive Drug List | |||
Generic Drugs | 10% coinsurance | |||
Preferred Brand Drugs | 20% coinsurance | |||
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 40% coinsurance |
Pricing Tools and Pharmacy Locator
- PPO Plan Faculty/Staff Pharmacy Pricing Tool
- PPO Plan Technical Service Pharmacy Pricing Tool
- PPO Savings Plan Pharmacy Pricing Tool (Before Deductible Met)
- PPO Savings Plan Pharmacy Pricing Tool (After Deductible Met)
- Pharmacy Locator Tool
- Diabetic Supply Coverage
If you are using manufacturer's discounts or incentives, or services like GoodRx, please note that the amount you pay will NOT be included in either the PPO Savings Plan deductible/coinsurance or the PPO Plan prescription out-of-pocket maximums. Please contact CVS Caremark at 844-462-0203 with any questions on using these types of services versus your Penn State health plan.
Mail Order Forms
CVS Caremark does not mean you can only use CVS pharmacies. You can fill your prescriptions:
- At various chain and independent retail pharmacies (30-day supply).
- At University Health Services (30 or 90-day supply).
- Through CVS Caremark mail order services.
- Via CVS Specialty if you are on a specialty medication.
Retail (30-day supply) | |
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Generic Drugs | 10% coinsurance |
Preferred Brand Drugs | 20% coinsurance |
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 40% coinsurance |
Mail Order | |
Generic Drugs | 10% coinsurance |
Preferred Brand Drugs | 20% coinsurance |
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 40% coinsurance |
Specialty | |
Preferred Drugs | 20% coinsurance, $65 Minimum |
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 40% coinsurance, $100 Minimum |
Out-of-Pocket Maximum | Integrated with Medical |
Generic Drugs | 50% coinsurance |
Preferred Brand Drugs | 50% coinsurance |
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 70% coinsurance |
Mail Order | |
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Generic Drugs | 20% coinsurance |
Preferred Brand Drugs | 20% coinsurance |
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 70% coinsurance |
Specialty | |
Preferred Drugs | 50% coinsurance, $50 Maximum |
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 70% coinsurance, $100 Maximum |
Out-of-Pocket Maximum | $1,000/$6,000 |
Pharmacy | ||||
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Retail (30-day supply) | ||||
Generic Drugs | 50% coinsurance | |||
Preferred Brand Drugs | 50% coinsurance | |||
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 70% coinsurance | |||
Mail Order | ||||
Generic Drugs | 20% coinsurance | |||
Preferred Brand Drugs | 20% coinsurance | |||
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 70% coinsurance | |||
Specialty | ||||
Preferred Drugs | 50% coinsurance, $50 Maximum | |||
Non-Preferred Brand Drugs | 70% coinsurance, $100 maximum | |||
Out-of-Pocket Maximum | $2,000/$8,000 |