Controlling Costs
Prescription drug costs continue to rise and represent a significant part of the cost of overall medical benefits for everyone. Inappropriate use of prescriptions alone amounts to billions of dollars being lost annually.

In spite of these spiraling effects, many health plans are actually experiencing financial savings with the Managed Prescription Drug Plan offered by The Kroger Family of Stores.

This plan answers one of your most important questions: "How can we control pharmacy benefit costs and improve the quality of care?"

Serving organizations of all sizes:

• Achieve a higher level of savings
• Provide families with convenient access to pharmacies close to home and work
• Manage the quality and appropriate use of the medications prescribed for their plan members.

DUR monitors prescription activity and provides immediate feedback to assist the pharmacist and physician in providing cost-effective pharmaceutical therapy.

Our Clinical Review Services programs are designed to identify and report potential drug-related problems to the pharmacist before a prescription is dispensed.

These services are key to maximizing the dollars spent on pharmacy care by managing the appropriate use of prescription medications.

Saving You Money

• Significant discounts on brand and generic drugs
• Competitive dispensing fees
• Maximum Allowable Cost pricing on generic drugs
• Maximizing use of cost-effective generic drugs
• Point of Service paperless claims processing to reduce administrative costs
• Virtually unlimited plan designs

Keys to Success
Our Pharmacy Plan Design Experts consult with you to:

• Decide the level of benefits
• Decide among several network options
• Structure the covered/excluded items
• Determine the co-payments

Pharmacy Network Options
The measure of convenience for plan members is the availability of pharmacy services close to home, work or doctors’ offices. Thanks to being part of the Kroger Family of Stores, you'll get the choices you want – choices ranging from our Exclusive Network to an expanded Nationwide Pharmacy Network.

Mail Order Prescriptions
Postal Prescription Services is part of the Kroger family and provides your plan with a fully integrated mail order prescription services. PPS is designed to meet the long-term medication needs of your families with the convenience of at-home delivery.

For More Information
Call us at:

(800) 917-4926

Or Mail:

The Kroger Co.
ATTN: Kroger Managed Prescription Drug Plan
1014 Vine St.
Cincinnati OH, 45202