How can EPIC be used with other prescription drug coverage?
EPIC can be used with other prescription coverage for greater benefits and savings. When purchasing prescription drugs, the enrollee should show both of their cards at the pharmacy. EPIC covers any drug costs that are not covered by the other prescription coverage, except the EPIC co-payment on that amount. This results in the lowest possible co-payment, and is often lower than using only EPIC or the other coverage alone. For example, if an EPIC enrollee also has other prescription drug coverage that requires a $25 co-payment on a brand-name drug that costs $100, the $25 co-payment will be covered by EPIC and the enrollee would pay only a $7 EPIC co-payment. In this example, if the senior did not use EPIC, they would have paid $25. If they used EPIC alone, they would have paid a $20 EPIC co-payment. By using both plans together, they paid a much lower co-payment!
