Maryland Names Giant and Safeway Preferred Providers for Prescription Discount Plan

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Giant - Landover, an Ahold chain, and Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., have been named the preferred pharmacies for a new statewide discount drug card program, launched here this week.

The Maryland Rx Card is free to all state residents, who can use it to savings up to 75% on prescription drugs, though average savings are expected to be closer to 30%. The program has no restrictions for membership, no income requirements, no age limitations and no applications to fill out. The card can be downloaded online and is accepted at over 50,000 pharmacy locations across the country.

The program was launched to help the uninsured and underinsured residents of Maryland afford their prescription medications, according to officials. However, the card can also be used by people who have health insurance coverage with no prescription benefits, which is common in many health savings accounts (HSA) and high deductible health plans, they added.

Additionally, people who have prescription coverage can use this program for non-formulary or non-covered medications, officials said.

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