Affordability in healthcare continues to be a challenge for many Americans. Depending upon their type of health insurance coverage that may or may not include a prescription drug benefit. Affording medications could be a major barrier between staying healthy, avoiding progression of disease or getting well from an actual condition or disease, when prescribed a medication that you cannot afford.Companies have emerged like GoodRX that offer discount prices, coupons or other distribution models that enable patients to get the same drugs often at significantly lower prices.

• Describe how GoodRX and one of their common competitors would work for a patient who chose this kind of prescription purchasing choice?
• Have you or someone you know used one of these services, thoughts on a positive or negative experience?
• Describe how a service like Good RX impacts your out-of-pocket deductible, or your total out of pocket cost?
• What effect do you think this trend may have on your health insurance premium prices, and why do you think that?