NEARBY PARKING LOT. WHAT WENT WRONG, NEW AT 6:00.
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♪ >> Jason: IN "GOOD HEALTH," WHO
ISN’T TRYING TO SAVE MONEY ON
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS? >> Kim: LAST WEEK, OUR DR.
McGEORGE LOOKED AT GOOD RX THAT
OFFERS SAVINGS ON DRUGS.
WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE YOUR
EXPERIENCES WITH GOOD RX AND DR.
McGEORGE HAS YOUR FEEDBACK.
>> Dr. McGeorge: MANY VIEWERS
ARE FINDING BIG DISCOUNTS WITH
GOOD RX, SOMETIMES INTO THE
HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS.
DOLLARS. OTHER SAVINGS ARE MORE MODEST
BUT ADD UP.
SOME SAID GOOD RX IS ONE
STRATEGY THEY’RE USING JENNIFER
WROTE: MY DAD HAD SEIZURE MEDS
THAT CAME TO BETWEEN 250 AND
$500 AT ALL NEARBY PHARMACIES,
WHEN A FORM SIFT TOLD US ABOUT
GOOD RX, THE SCRIPT WAS THEN
$25.
$25. MICHELLE SAID HER PRESCRIPTION
WAS GOING TO COST $57 AND SAVED
$38.
$38. CHARLIE 77 SAID HIS MEDICATION
WENT FROM $240 DOWN TO $92 WITH
GOOD RX.
GOOD RX. ROBERT WROTE, JUST USED IT AND
SAVED $70 A MONTH ON ONE
PRESCRIPTION.
PRESCRIPTION. THAT’S JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.
BUT SEVERAL VIEWERS ALSO
MENTIONED THEY ARE SAVING EVEN
MORE BY JOINING THE KROGER RX
SAVING CLUB
SAVING CLUB SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT HOW IT WORKS AND WHO IT
COULD HELP MOST.
>> ANYONE WITH INSURANCE OR
WITHOUT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES DEEPER COST SAVINGS
FOR ANYBODY, ANY FAMILY IN
AMERICA, OR THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS.
>> Dr. McGeorge: SHE IS THE
MICHIGAN DIRECTOR OF HEALTH &
WELLNESS.
WELLNESS. >> THE MOST SAVINGS IS BASED OP
THE MOST WIDESPREAD DISEASES,
THE HEART HEALTH, BLOOD
PRESSURE, THE DIABETES, THE
WOMAN’S HEALTH.
WOMAN’S HEALTH. >> Dr. McGeorge: ONE VIEWER
NAMED ABBEY SAID WHEN SHE COMES
HERE TO WHITE LAKE, THE
PHARMACIST ALWAYS FINDS A BETTER
DEAL FOR HER.
RONNIE IS THE MANAGER AT THE
WHITE LAKE KROGER.
>> EVERY TIME A CUSTOMER WALKS
IN, WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO
MAKE SURE EVERY CUSTOMER IS
TAKEN CARE OF TO AFFORD THEIR
MEDICATION.
MEDICATION. >> Dr. McGeorge: HE HAS SEEN
SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS.
SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS. >> CLOSE TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE MEDICATION WAS NOT COVERED
BY THEIR INSURANCE, AND SHE TOLD
THEM THAT’S HOW MUCH IT’S GONNA
COST WITH THE KROGER SAVINGS
CLUB TO SAVE $2,000, IT’S
COMPLETELY WORTH IT.
>> Dr. McGeorge: SOME VIEWERS
NOTED THEY DISCOVERED GOOD RX
AND THE KROGER PLAN WHEN THEIR
VET RECOMMENDED IT.
PET MEDITATIONS CAN BE
EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. VIEWER LYNN E-MAILED ME SHE
SIGNED UP FOR THE KROGER FAMILY
PLAN TO ADD THEIR DOG.
THAT’S RIGHT, THEIR DOG!
AND THAT GAVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL
SAVINGS OVER THE GOOD RX PRICE.
>> THERE’S A LIST OF MEDICATIONS
THAT PETS USE ON A REGULAR BASIS
LIKE WE HAVE THE BIG NAMES THAT
ARE VERY COSTLY.
AND THEY ARE DISCOUNTED HEAVILY
UNDER THE KROGER RX SAVINGS CLUB
CARD.
CARD. IN ORDER FOR THE CUSTOMER TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE COST
SAVINGS, THEY NEED TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE KROGER RX SAVINGS
CLUB.
CLUB. >> Dr. McGeorge: FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL, $36, A FAMILY MEMBER
IS $72 AND INCLUDES UP TO 6
PEOPLE AND A PET.
>> THE PET MEMBERSHIP HAS TO BE
UNDER A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP.
YOU CANNOT SIGN UP THE PET ON AN
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP. >> Dr. McGeorge: I WANT YOU TO
TALK TO YOUR PHARMACIST,
FRANKLY, ABOUT ANY OTHER WAY TO
SAVE YOU MONEY.
AND MEIJER IN PARTICULAR OFFERS
SEVERAL COMMON MEDICATIONS FREE,
INCLUDING SEVERAL ANTIBIOTICS
AND EVEN PRENATAL VITAMINS.
LOOK ON THE THEIR WEBSITE TO SEE
IT.
IT. >> Kim: BACK TO THE PETS, PEOPLE
ARE ADDING THEIR DOG TO THEIR
PHARMACY.
PHARMACY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO
KNOW IF YOU’RE GETTING A
PRESCRIPTION FOR YOUR DOG AT A
HUMAN PHARMACY?
HUMAN PHARMACY? >> Dr. McGeorge: IT ACTUALLY
DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE
THE DOSES ARE DIFFERENT.