CBEBT participants who are enrolled in the SaveonSP program will continue to receive their specialty medications through Accredo, Express Scripts' specialty mail order provider. SaveonSP works in conjunction with the CBEBT's current pharmacy program through Express Scripts. The SaveonSP program will allow many CBEBT participants to get select specialty medications at no cost. However, only certain medications must be classified as "essential" leaving the opportunity for the others to be classified as "non-essential health benefits." Both essential and non-essential medications are important and necessary to a patient's health, but there are certain ACA rules that apply to only medications classified as essential. Prescription drugs, as a category, are considered one of the 10 Essential Health Benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, the cost of these drugs can be excessive. Specialty medications provide unique treatments with remarkable results for complex, chronic diseases. 1, 2019, the CBEBT will introduce variable prescription copays for non-essential health benefit specialty medications through the SaveonSP program. The Trustees of the Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust (CBEBT) have approved a specialty pharmacy Plan change for all Trust Participants, except those enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan that is Health Savings Account (HSA) qualified. SaveonSP – Variable Copayments for Certain Specialty Pharmacy Medications
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