Meet The Grandma Who Uses GoodRx To Save On Prescriptions

For most people age 65 and older, choosing a Medicare plan can be tricky. Even when you think you’ve chosen a plan that will save you money, the prices you pay for your prescriptions often change over the course of the plan year. But what if we told you that there was a way to ensure consistency when paying for health care and prescriptions?

Enter GoodRx, the leading resource in health care savings. Not only can it help you save money on prescription drugs, but prices may also beat your insurance copay — and yes, that includes Medicare copays, as well.

Dianne, a grandma from Gainesville, Texas, knows firsthand how much money GoodRx can save you, even if you are already enrolled in a Medicare plan. The first year Dianne was eligible for Medicare, she enrolled in a Medicare drug plan, unaware that she could shop around for other plans. “I thought it was terribly expensive,” she recalls. “My drug premium was $77 a month. And then I got a letter after that first year saying it was going up even more to $117 a month.”

Dianne also realized that each time she went to the pharmacy, her copay would be a different price for the same medication. “And I'd ask them, ‘Why is it different? You didn't charge me this much last time.’ And no one could ever answer me.”

Upset by increased costs and the lack of transparency, Dianne knew she needed to find an alternative. That’s when her friend introduced her to GoodRx.

Although skeptical at first, Dianne took her friend’s advice and downloaded the GoodRx app. But the real test, she says, was that first prescription she had to fill using GoodRx. “I was expecting it to be this large amount of money — and, according to this GoodRx app, it wasn't going to be,” she recalls. Sure enough, when she got to the register and showed the pharmacist her GoodRx app, the price was correct.

After seeing how much she saved with GoodRx, Dianne decided to drop her expensive Medicare drug plan and opt for a cheaper plan. “I got on the internet and did my shopping and I got the cheapest plan possible that was Medicare-approved,” Dianne explains. “But I'm staying with GoodRx. I'm not going to use that plan at all.”

On top of the “astronomical savings” that GoodRx offers, the thing that impresses Dianne the most is its transparency and reliability. “It'll tell you exactly how much it's going to be, and when I get to the pharmacy, they charge me exactly what it says on that app. And that's what I like. No surprises,” she says.

Dianne also appreciates how informative the app is, especially when she is prescribed a new medication. “It answers all my questions,” she explains. She also loves that it sends her reminders when her prescriptions need to be refilled. “It makes me feel like I'm managing my medications,” she says.

So what does Dianne do with the extra cash she saves by using GoodRx? She uses it to go on vacations with her children and grandchildren. “I like to travel a lot. So every extra dime goes in my account. I just like to save money,” she says. “And I feel like at my age, I deserve it, so I travel.”

If you’re tired of paying for overpriced prescriptions and Medicare drug plans, take a page out of Dianne’s book and download the GoodRx app today. Dianne, who doesn’t consider herself very tech savvy, finds the process simple. “You just look up GoodRx and the App Store and download it and follow the instructions,” she explains. “And believe it or not, if I can do it, anyone can do it.”

Visit GoodRx to find savings on your Medicare prescriptions.