Does Publix Pharmacy Accept Sunshine Health (2024)

FAQs

Does Publix accept Florida health care plans? ›

We accept most Florida Medicaid Managed Care plans, unless plan-specific pharmacy network restrictions apply.

We consistently find that drugs – particularly generic drugs – are far more expensive at CVS and Walgreens than at other pharmacies. The costs at Walmart, Costco, Winn-Dixie and Publix are consistently far lower, as are the costs of most independent pharmacies.

Retail Pharmacy for up to a 30-day supply

When you use a pharmacy in the Preferred Pharmacy Network like Walgreens, Walmart, Publix, and Florida Health Care Plans, you'll pay a lower cost share or copay for your prescription.

To join GoodRx Gold, consumers simply need to sign up for the program online or via the GoodRx app, and then present their GoodRx Gold card at the pharmacy counter to access savings.

Your Prescription Benefit with Florida Health Care Plans is comprised of a list of prescription drugs called a formulary. TRIPLE OPTION Prescription benefits are available at all FHCP pharmacies, all Walgreens nationwide, and Publix pharmacies in Volusia & Flagler counties.

In a statement, Publix announced, "Effective June 1, 2022 we will no longer offer our free prescription program." Instead "Maintenance medications, including Metformin, Lisinopril and Amlodipine, will be eligible for $7.50 for a 90-day supply and Amoxicillin will be $7.50 for a 14-day supply."

U.S. pharmacies ranked by prescription drugs market share 2023. The top U.S. pharmacy in 2023 by market share based on prescription drug revenue was CVS Health Corporation, followed by Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Costco and Sam's Club consistently had low overall prices and could be even cheaper with online coupons. (You don't have to be a member to get those low prices, but if you do join—$60 at Costco and $100 at Sam's Club—you could save even more.) Also consider independent and grocery-store pharmacies.

CVS and Walgreens are the most expensive pharmacies in general. Anything will be better most of the time. Publix, Costco, Sam's, Walmart if you don't have insurance are usually better. Some of their cash prices are cheaper than your copay.

Florida Blue, Florida's Blue Cross and Blue Shield company, is a leader in Florida's health care industry. Our mission is to help people and communities achieve better health. Florida Blue has approximately 4 million health care members and serves 15.5 million people in 16 states through its affiliated companies.

Can I have Medicare and Florida Blue at the same time? ›

Our HMO DSNP plans cover those who have both Medicare and Medicaid. These plans have extra benefits for members that qualify.

Tier 1: Least expensive drug options, often generic drugs. Tier 2: Higher price generic and lower-price brand-name drugs. Tier 3: Mainly higher price brand-name drugs. Tier 4: Highest cost prescription drugs.

Bottom Line. SingleCare and GoodRx make prescription drug prices more affordable for consumers. Both companies have identical aims, but SingleCare generally offers lower pricing and free delivery.

When a patient redeems a GoodRx discount coupon, the pharmacy pays a fee to the PBM, who splits the fee with GoodRx. GoodRx also takes in membership fees from consumers and marketing revenue from pharmaceutical companies that use its platform.

Debit, credit, SNAP, and HSA/FSA are all accepted payment methods. Publix gift cards and pre-paid credit cards are not accepted at this time. (HSA/FSA cards can be used for qualifying prescriptions only when paying through the Publix pharmacy app.

As a Florida Blue HMO member, you and your covered dependents have coverage for certain services when you're away from home. Florida Blue HMO offers separate programs for short trips and long-term stays.

Florida Health Care Plans was initially designated by the Agency for Health Care Administration as an Accountable Health Partnership in 1994, for the purpose of writing Small Group coverage in the State of Florida. On January 1, 2009, Florida Health Care Plans was acquired and became an affiliate of Florida Blue.

In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) is responsible for Medicaid. The Agency successfully completed the implementation of the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program in 2014. Under the SMMC program, most Medicaid recipients are enrolled in a health plan.