Medicare Pharmacies
Save on Prescription Drugs and Get Home Delivery
You can save money on prescription drugs with our plans. You also can get your prescriptions delivered right to your home – it’s easy and saves time.
Prescription Drug Search
Drugs covered by Blue Cross Medicare AdvantageSM, Blue Cross MedicareRxSM, and Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Dual Care plans are listed in formularies (drug lists). Each plan has its own drug list which includes generic and brand name drugs. The list also provides information about drug copays and limitations such as prior authorization, quantity limit, and step therapy.
Drug lists can change. Normally, any changes in the drug list are included in the list at the beginning of each year. However, during the year, we might make other changes that are allowed by Medicare rules. We will let you know about these changes before they happen.
Finding out if your prescription is covered is easy with our Drug Finder tool . It’s updated regularly, so you can find the most up-to-date list of drugs covered by each plan. You will also get a printed formulary in your welcome kit.
Preferred Network Pharmacies
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has contracts with pharmacies nationwide that are the same as or are better than the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirements for pharmacy access. To receive benefits, you must use network pharmacies or our home delivery pharmacy service, except in emergencies.
Facts About Network Pharmacies
You can choose from preferred and standard network pharmacies when filling prescriptions. You may choose either type, but you will usually save money by paying a lower copay or coinsurance when you use a preferred pharmacy. Preferred network pharmacies include Albertsons, Amigos, Brookshire's, HEB, Kroger, Market Street, Randalls, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, Walgreens, Walmart, and other independent pharmacies.
Some plans1 include only H-E-B and Walgreens as preferred pharmacies.
Search the Pharmacy Finder tool to find the most up-to-date network of pharmacies or find a list of preferred network pharmacies in the Pharmacy Directory by visiting the Forms and Documents page.
Home Delivery
In addition to in-network pharmacies, you can use one of our home delivery pharmacies and have your medications delivered straight to your home. Our home delivery pharmacies offer:
- Three ways to order refills: online, by phone or through the mail
- Choice of notification by text message, email or phone when your order is received and when your prescriptions are mailed
- Free standard shipping any place in the U.S. and automatic refills
To get started, please call one of our home delivery pharmacies:
- Walgreens Mail Service2 at 1-877-277-7895 (TTY 711)
- Express Scripts® Pharmacy3 at 1-833-599-0729 (TTY 711)
- Amazon Pharmacy4 at 1-855-393-4279 (TTY 711)
Specialty Pharmacy
Specialty medications are often prescribed to treat complex and/or chronic conditions and have unique shipping or handling needs. You may be able to fill specialty prescriptions at certain retail pharmacies if they stock the medication.
You can also use one of two specialty pharmacy options:
- Visit Accredo® 5 or call 1-833-721-1619 (TTY 711)
- Visit Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy6 or call 1-877-627-6337 (TTY 711)
Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drug Programs That Are Here to Help
- Medicare Prescription Payment Plan
- Medication Therapy Management
- Drug Plan Transition
- Extra Financial Help
1 Blue Cross MedicareRx Basic (PDP); Blue Cross MedicareRx Choice (PDP)
2 Walgreens Mail Service is contracted to provide mail pharmacy services to members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
3 Express Scripts Pharmacy is a pharmacy that is contracted to provide mail pharmacy services to members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Express Scripts Pharmacy is a trademark of Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
4 Amazon Pharmacy is contracted to provide pharmacy home delivery services to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
5 Accredo is a specialty pharmacy that is contracted to provide services to members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Accredo is a trademark of Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
6 Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy is contracted to provide specialty pharmacy services to members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.