{"id":8007,"date":"2016-08-23T08:33:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T12:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=8007"},"modified":"2017-02-07T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T15:12:16","slug":"reduce-health-care-costs-prescription-discount-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/08\/reduce-health-care-costs-prescription-discount-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce Health Care Costs &#8211; Prescription Discount Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bigstock-Student-thinking-with-question-85067024-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Student thinking with question marks on blackboard. Asian female\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bigstock-Student-thinking-with-question-85067024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bigstock-Student-thinking-with-question-85067024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bigstock-Student-thinking-with-question-85067024.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \>With health insurance premiums on the rise, people are looking for creative solutions to help alleviate the\u00a0financial burden of health care expenses. \u00a0If you are currently uninsured, but need some relief when it comes to paying for medical expenses and prescription drugs, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhone.com\/Quote\/QuoteCensus?BrokerID=AA0857246&amp;ProductType=Ancillary\" target=\"_blank\">Prescription\u00a0Discount Card<\/a> could be the solution. \u00a0The Discount Card is not traditional health insurance, but it can help you save 10-50% on qualified health care services. In addition, your Discount Card can help save you money on weight management programs, fitness centers, and other wellness-related products and services.<\/p>\n<p>As a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Discount Card member<\/a>, you will receive discounts on all sorts of health care products and services from participating health care professionals, including retail chains and online providers. \u00a0This includes doctor visits, urgent care, specialists, physical therapy and more. \u00a0You can also save 18-20% on generic and name brand prescription drugs at leading drugstores and supermarkets, which sometimes price leading drugs below the discount rate. \u00a0With the minimum discount guarantee, however, you are guaranteed to receive the lowest price available at that drugstore or supermarket on that day (this guarantee does not apply to pharmacies), meaning you can be sure to get your prescription drugs at the most affordable price. \u00a0 Your card can be used at drugstores nationwide, including Costco, K-Mart, Rite-Aid, Target, Walmart and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The application process is simple and your Discount Card can be used to save on health care products and services for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. \u00a0Your Discount Card can also work in conjunction with other health plans you may have such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Critical Illness or Temporary Health.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With health insurance premiums on the rise, people are looking for creative solutions to help alleviate the\u00a0financial burden of health care expenses. \u00a0If you are currently uninsured, but need some relief when it comes to paying for medical expenses and prescription drugs, a Prescription\u00a0Discount Card could be the solution. \u00a0The Discount Card is not traditional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,43],"tags":[931,932,927],"class_list":["post-8007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","category-temporary-health-insurance","tag-health-care-discount-card","tag-prescription-discount-card","tag-temporary-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8007"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8028,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8007\/revisions\/8028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}