Mitch Goldberg, Director of the Welfare Fund

By Mitch Goldberg
Director of the Welfare Fund

The Maintenance Choice or MChoice program began on July 1, 2015. If you take maintenance medicine regularly to treat a condition like arthritis, asthma, diabetes or high cholesterol, the Maintenance Choice® program lets you enjoy two ways to save and pay the same amount either way. You can choose to use either Aetna Rx Home Delivery® mail-order pharmacy or a CVS/pharmacy* near you the next time you get your prescription filled. Fill a 30‐day supply at any retail pharmacy in our network. You are covered for the original prescription and one refill. After that, to get full coverage, you must fill prescriptions for 90‐day supplies at Aetna Rx Home Delivery or at a CVS Pharmacy.

The MChoice program offers several options which add a convenient way to receive your prescriptions. You can pick up your order in a CVS store. You can have orders delivered to your home if you live within 10-mile delivery radius of CVS retail store. Delivery Hours are 9:00am to 8:00pm. Orders must be placed by 4:00pm to be received within 4 hours on the same day, otherwise they will be delivered the next day by noon. On Demand delivery would arrive within a 4 hour window and cost $7 for delivery. There is a separate delivery charge to you the member, which is not part of claim adjudication or your pharmacy copay. Next Day delivery requests are delivered the following day and the cost is $0, yes FREE.

Members can have maintenance and acute Rx delivered but excluded are controlled substances, cold-chain (refrigeration required) medications and specialty medications. Medications are delivered in tamper proof packaging without drug or personal info displayed and are delivered by a professional courier. A limited catalog of general merchandise items can be added to your order. Those items may vary by store, so inquire in the store you use which items are included. In order to use this service you can call into the store to place your order with a CVS Pharmacy employee. You can also place and track your order through the CVS Pharmacy app or setup your order in a store with a CVS staffer.

Hopefully, one of these options will help you receive your medication in a way that best suits your choice. In today’s world of high tech, let this program work for you and make receiving your medication convenient and hassle free.