Starting in 2013, members of the Humana Wal-Mart-Preferred Rx Plan will have access to 10 hypertension drugs for one cent each when filled at one of the 4,400 Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club stores. A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that close to 70% of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older have hypertension,
The Humana Wal-Mart-Preferred Rx Plan has grown by more than 50% over the past year and has nearly 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled. The new offering makes the following prescriptions more affordable for Humana Wal-Mart-Preferred Rx Plan members living with high blood pressure:
• Lisinopril
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Metoprolol Tartrate
• Atenolol
• Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide
• Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid
• Enalapril Maleate
• Benazepril
• Nadolol
• Captopril
Additional Humana Wal-Mart-Preferred Rx Plan features can be found athttp://press.humana.com/news/humana/20121014005054/en/Humana-Walmart-Preferred-Rx-Plan-PDP-Affordable-Prescriptions.
