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Cost Care Program

The Cost Care Program allows members and their dependents to obtain medication in a cost-effective manner, while maximizing the resources available to the Fund.

How does the mail order program work for prescription medications?

Maintenance medications (those taken regularly over an extended period) cannot be filled in monthly quantities after they have been filled three (3) times (original prescription plus two (2) refills), regardless of the number of refills indicated on...

Why isn’t my diabetes drug covered?

It is covered, but not by the Welfare Fund. By state law, health plans cover diabetes drugs and ancillary devices. Please call your health plan for details.

How can I get reimbursed for medication I bought when I was on vacation?

You may submit a Prescription Drug Reimbursement Form (also available by calling our Forms Hotline at 212-539-0539) with a copy of the paid pharmacy receipt, indicating the patient name, drug name, dosage and quantity.

What is the Cost Care Program?

When the Fund pays out in excess of $1,200 for 12 months from December through November for an individual member or family (or $2,400 for SCOB – a member with a spouse/domestic partner who is also an in-service member), the member is placed in the...